Bishkek vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$347	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$1208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	53	73
🏙️ Population	1.12M	12.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7174th and 5167th ($653 vs $1021) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6097th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Moscow

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	Bishkek	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$10868

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517