Bishkek vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$376	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	51	99
🏙️ Population	1.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6863rd and 37th ($710 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in London. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6133rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs London

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	Bishkek	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$25830

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Cities near Bishkek

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055