Bishkek vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$376
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
1.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 75% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8968th ($710 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6133rd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Lahore

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Bishkek Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$1046

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338