Bishkek vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 53% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6825th and 3277th ($789 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6437th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749