Bishkek vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.36M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 7174th and 930th ($653 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6097th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.8
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$8728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693