Bishkek vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$347
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
53
45
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7174th and 8502nd ($653 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6097th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$11223

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465