Bishkek vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$409
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
54
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6948th and 5487th ($757 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6280th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Niigata

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Bishkek Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032