Bishkek vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$994
🏠 One person rent
$347
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
1.12M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7174th and 8998th ($653 vs $386) 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6097th and 6245th 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
$5.46
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352