Bishkek vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$5210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 73% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6893rd and 394th ($743 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6164th and 16th 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	$6.84	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$23423

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426