Bishkek vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$376
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1043
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
43
33
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
1.15M
623K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4641st ($710 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kyrgyzstan and Greece, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 6133rd and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Crete

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Bishkek Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$3997

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612