Beirut vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$555
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
61
51
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4691st and 6863rd ($1165 vs $710) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 6133rd 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
$8.92
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$6319

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530