Bishkek vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$670
🏠 One person rent
$347
$111
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$173
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$108
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
43
😀 Quality of life
53
27
🏙️ Population
1.12M
3.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 126% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 7174th and 9245th ($653 vs $289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Faisalabad ranked 13th in Pakistan, while ranked 6097th and 8707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Faisalabad

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Bishkek Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$7.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.64
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$97
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$120
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$3.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$10.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$11.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$14.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$344
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$260
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$337
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$364
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$290
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282