Beirut vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$623
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.12M

The cost of living in Beirut is 83% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4447th and 7174th ($1195 vs $653) 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 0.3 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 5118th and 6097th 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
$7.98
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562