Beirut vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$549
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
63
57
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4577th and 6893rd ($1261 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 5475th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Bishkek

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Beirut Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5611

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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