Bishkek vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	53
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6948th and 1716th ($757 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6280th and 209th 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	$6.86	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$15430

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934