Bishkek vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$398
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 57% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8802nd ($743 vs $473) 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 0.4 months in Cairo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6164th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$2311

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947