Bishkek vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$398
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 5% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7072nd ($743 vs $704) 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 6164th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$836

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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

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540