Bishkek vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$347
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
76
😀 Quality of life
53
55
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 6% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7174th and 6851st ($653 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 6097th and 5919th 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
$5.46
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$882

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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

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550