Bishkek vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$431	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$3432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	64
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 57% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6825th and 2656th ($789 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 6437th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bishkek	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$9664

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100