Bishkek vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$380	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	78
😀 Quality of life	52	66
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6826th and 8897th ($713 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 4th in India, while ranked 6118th and 4021st 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	$5.73	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$1573

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306