Bishkek vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$380
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
52
58
🏙️ Population
1.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 76% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6826th and 8948th ($713 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Kyrgyzstan and India, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 6118th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kolkata

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Bishkek Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$1469

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BishkekKolkata

Cost of living

$349

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59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308