Bishkek vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$398
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.95M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6330th ($743 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6164th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kyiv

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Bishkek Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$7835

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561