Bishkek vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$431
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2004
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
53
75
🏙️ Population
1.19M
528K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 6825th and 5728th ($789 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 2.1 months in Himeji. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Himeji ranked 160th in Japan, while ranked 6437th and 1726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Himeji

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Bishkek Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$70.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$14131

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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 Himeji

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042