Birmingham vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.12M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 207% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 1780th and 7174th ($2004 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 58th and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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