Bishkek vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$409
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
83
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6948th and 8680th ($757 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6280th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Cairo

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Bishkek Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066