Bishkek vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$376
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.76M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2002nd ($710 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6133rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$6957

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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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610