Birmingham vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.19M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 179% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 1471st and 6825th ($2204 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 25th and 6437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bishkek

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Birmingham Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

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