Bishkek vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$409
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$3076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
620K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 54% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6948th and 3436th ($757 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Kyrgyzstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6280th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479