Bishkek vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$347
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
83
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
1.12M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 7174th and 8130th ($653 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cairo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6097th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$2554

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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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701