Bishkek vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$376
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
83
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 67% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8926th ($710 vs $424) 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 6133rd and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$1916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741