Bishkek vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1712
$5719
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1349
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$2388
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3730
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
88
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6946th and 1232nd ($735 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.6 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6080th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.26
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$86.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$8.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1951
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.12%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5026
$23579

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$497
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$604
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$593
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$789
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$885
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$522
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$613
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$617
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$765
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$547
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$450
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$501
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$437
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$544
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$645
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$684
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$645
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$696
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$660
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$544
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$447
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$632
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$649
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$840
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$643
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$483
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$659
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$663
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$628
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$492
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$555
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$619
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$509
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$539
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$697
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$673
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$670
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$442

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1764
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1769
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1571
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1717
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1678
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1800
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1524
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1865
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2115
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1870
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1561
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1609
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1662
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1466
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1552
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1802
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1932
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1739
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1890
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1791
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1814
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1785
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1782
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1922
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1633
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1843
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1738
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2047
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1477
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1508
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1439
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1502
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1660
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1841
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1509
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1750
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2164
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1850