Bishkek vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	1.19M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8th ($743 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in London. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6164th and 5th 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	$6.84	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$27583

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Cities near Bishkek

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165