Bishkek vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	1.19M	5.35M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6825th and 829th ($789 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6437th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bishkek	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$22313

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132