Bishkek vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$899
🏠 One person rent
$398
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 103% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6893rd and 9044th ($743 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6164th and 5552nd 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
$6.84
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1863

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297