Bishkek vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$380	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6826th and 3rd ($713 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 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 6118th and 22nd 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	$5.73	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111