Bishkek vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$376
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
51
50
🏙️ Population
1.15M
3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8365th ($710 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6133rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mashhad

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Bishkek Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$612

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797