Bishkek vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$347
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
1.12M
3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7174th and 8260th ($653 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 6097th and 6128th 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
$5.46
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$555

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700