Bishkek vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	64
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 60% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6948th and 2524th ($757 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 6280th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Edmonton

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	Bishkek	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$10028

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009