Bishkek vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$380	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	52	21
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 82% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6826th and 8975th ($713 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6118th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Multan

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	Bishkek	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$1778

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350