Bishkek vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$376	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	1.15M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5069th ($710 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and South Africa, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6133rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Johannesburg

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	Bishkek	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045