Bishkek vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
88
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.15M
488K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1263rd ($710 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 6133rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$23136

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767