Bishkek vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
53
96
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 75% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 7174th and 505th ($653 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6097th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$15494

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$560
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$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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$2476
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$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
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$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
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$2264
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$2204
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$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240