Bishkek vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	51	96
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 73% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6863rd and 483rd ($710 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6133rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chicago

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	Bishkek	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$19423

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$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

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357