Bishkek vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$409
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
79
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 76% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6948th and 8922nd ($757 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6280th and 5162nd 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
$6.86
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$1717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271