Bishkek vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$347
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7174th and 2281st ($653 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6097th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576