Bishkek vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1247th ($743 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6164th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$23184

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808