Bishkek vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$431
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2965
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
620K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6825th and 3360th ($789 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in Kyrgyzstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6437th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438