Bishkek vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$380
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
52
81
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.54M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6826th and 4340th ($713 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 2 months in Kawasaki. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 6118th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kawasaki

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Bishkek Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$15204

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$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116