Athens vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$710
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
643K
1.19M

The cost of living in Athens is 93% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4155th and 6893rd ($1436 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Greece vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 611th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$5611

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475