Bishkek vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$398
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 74% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8922nd ($743 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6164th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.49
🥤 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
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1207

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334