Bishkek vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$376	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	1.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5th ($710 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6133rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs New York City

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	Bishkek	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$20585

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108