Bishkek vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	53
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 67% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1473rd ($710 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6133rd and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Calgary

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	Bishkek	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$19196

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871