Bishkek vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$347
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
1.12M
608K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7174th and 2703rd ($653 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kyrgyzstan and Sweden, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6097th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$3122

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261