Bishkek vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$431	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 58% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6825th and 2370th ($789 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6437th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bishkek	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$6432

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828