Bishkek vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$744
🏠 One person rent	$380	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	43	43
😀 Quality of life	52	26
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.03M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 132% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 6826th and 9184th ($713 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6118th and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Gujranwala

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	Bishkek	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$850

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321