Bishkek vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$347
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.95M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7174th and 6536th ($653 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6097th and 4566th 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
$5.46
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$7179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528