Bishkek vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$380
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
1.15M
13.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6826th and 4359th ($713 vs $1244) 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 6118th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592