Bishkek vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$431
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
79
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 93% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6825th and 8947th ($789 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Kyrgyzstan and India, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6437th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259