Bishkek vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$347	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	66
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	1.12M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 9% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7174th and 7675th ($653 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 6097th and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Isfahan

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	Bishkek	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$644

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651