Bishkek vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$398
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
57
54
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 73% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8915th ($743 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6164th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Karachi

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Bishkek Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558