Bishkek vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6825th and 1307th ($789 vs $2295) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6437th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Edinburgh

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Bishkek Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820