Bishkek vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$431
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 75% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6825th and 8860th ($789 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6437th and 6510th 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
$6.87
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321