Bishkek vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
53
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
626K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 63% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6825th and 1708th ($789 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6437th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404