Bishkek vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$5802
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1417
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2357
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$720
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
1.19M
936K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6948th and 911th ($757 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 6280th and 410th 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
$6.86
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$27069

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761