Bishkek vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2282
🏠 One person rent
$409
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
54
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 6948th and 6157th ($757 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 6280th and 5470th 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
$6.86
$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15147

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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 Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$791
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971