Bishkek vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$347
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
1.12M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 49% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7174th and 4206th ($653 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 6097th and 4184th 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
$5.46
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10204

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881