Bishkek vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3962
🏠 One person rent
$398
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3010
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
620K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 56% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6893rd and 3162nd ($743 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Leipzig ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 6164th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$10887

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401