Bishkek vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3346
🏠 One person rent
$380
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$2264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.15M
975K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% less expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 6826th and 4299th ($713 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.8 months in Chiba. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chiba ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 6118th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chiba

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Bishkek Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$952
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$98.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$4004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$97.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$15302

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051