Baku vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$378
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6524th and 6825th ($856 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 5591st and 6437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Bishkek

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Baku Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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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