Bishkek vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$376
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2807
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
1.15M
616K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 51% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3925th ($710 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th 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 16th in Germany, while ranked 6133rd and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261