Bishkek vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$881
🏠 One person rent
$431
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 120% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6825th and 9039th ($789 vs $359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6437th and 6881st 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
$6.87
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$87.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$103
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$3.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$1692

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$393
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$339
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$379
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$306
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$340
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$252