Bishkek vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
88
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
1.12M
488K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7174th and 1692nd ($653 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6097th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666