Bishkek vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$409
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
594K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6948th and 5298th ($757 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 6280th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kawaguchi

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Bishkek Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115