Bishkek vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
626K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1833rd ($743 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6164th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Glasgow

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Bishkek Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$18105

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429