Athens vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$713
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$197
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
643K
1.19M

The cost of living in Athens is 82% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4184th and 6825th ($1439 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Greece vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 602nd and 6437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bishkek

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Athens Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497