Bishkek vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$846
🏠 One person rent
$409
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
56
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 117% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6948th and 9089th ($757 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6280th and 6935th 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
$6.86
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$1491

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265