Bishkek vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$347
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
54
😀 Quality of life
53
60
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.24M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 7174th and 7240th ($653 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 0.8 months in Kazan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 6097th and 5435th 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
$5.46
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$5.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$4314

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$517
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656