Bishkek vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2109
🏠 One person rent
$398
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
54
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% less expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6377th ($743 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 6164th and 5213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kazan

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Bishkek Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$7.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$14288

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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 Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$772
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$709
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$686
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$635
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$692
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$796
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$719
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$536
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$537
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$658
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$802
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$714
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$698
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$725
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$783
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$615
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$758
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$548
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$650
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$765
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$695
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$672
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$672
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$692
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$620
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$863
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$754
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$544
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$678
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$898
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$763
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$917