Bishkek vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	43	77
😀 Quality of life	51	84
🏙️ Population	1.15M	936K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 65% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1770th ($710 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and Israel, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6133rd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Jerusalem

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	Bishkek	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$11066

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671