Bishkek vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$376
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4630th ($710 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kyrgyzstan and Mexico, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6133rd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mexico City

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Bishkek Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$8550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709