Bishkek vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$842
🏠 One person rent	$380	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$138
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	83
😀 Quality of life	52	56
🏙️ Population	1.15M	5.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 124% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6826th and 9160th ($713 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 6118th and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Giza

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	Bishkek	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$1943

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813