Bishkek vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$380
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
83
😀 Quality of life
52
58
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6826th and 8923rd ($713 vs $417) 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 6118th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$1985

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811