Bishkek vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$813
🏠 One person rent
$398
$112
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$177
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$126
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
57
43
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 123% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6893rd and 9127th ($743 vs $333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6164th and 7307th 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
$6.84
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$66.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$46.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$3.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$26.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1474

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$372
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$303
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$351
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$294
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$291
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$376
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$363
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$368
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$427
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$316
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$302
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$347
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$320
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$362
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$380
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$311
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$277
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$403
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$284
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$337
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$416
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$443
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$350
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$301
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$344
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$421
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$364
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$354
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$265
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$340
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$357
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$262
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$373
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$393
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$290
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$351
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$270