Bishkek vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
43
77
😀 Quality of life
53
85
🏙️ Population
1.12M
936K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7174th and 1907th ($653 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 6097th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.88
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10218

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499