Bishkek vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$347
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.12M
625K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7174th and 3960th ($653 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 6097th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10639

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204