Bishkek vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$409
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 9% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6948th and 7267th ($757 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6280th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Karaj

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Bishkek Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$833

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546