Bishkek vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$380
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
1.15M
738K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6826th and 6073rd ($713 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 825th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kumamoto ranked 343rd in Japan, while ranked 6118th and 2451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kumamoto

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Bishkek Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$11936

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Distance City Cost of living
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$674
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
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882