Ankara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$408
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
5.5M
1.12M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6390th and 7174th ($800 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2095th and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562