Bishkek vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$347	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	78
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	1.12M	10.3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7174th and 8842nd ($653 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kyrgyzstan and India, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6097th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chennai

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	Bishkek	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$1681

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$560
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$398
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$529
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$935
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1051
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$504
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$479
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$475
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$434
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$558
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$479
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$488
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$658
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$671
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$651
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$416
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$641
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$674
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$785
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$682
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$564
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$680
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$682
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$692
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$633
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$582
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$738
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$672
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$623
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$473
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$641
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$638
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$647
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$562

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325