Bishkek vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$376
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
1.15M
13M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5091st ($710 vs $1075) 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 6133rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541