Bishkek vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$376
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
1.15M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8907th ($710 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 6133rd and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287