Bishkek vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$431
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
53
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 86% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6825th and 8916th ($789 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Nepal, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6437th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kathmandu

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Bishkek Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339