Bishkek vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$409
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 47% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6948th and 4274th ($757 vs $1428) 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6280th and 3354th 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
$6.86
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023