Bishkek vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$376
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
1.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 74% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8957th ($710 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 6133rd and 5494th 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
$5.93
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311