Bishkek vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4184
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	66
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6863rd and 781st ($710 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6133rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Brisbane

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	Bishkek	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$9531

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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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876