Bishkek vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$376
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.15M
791K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4902nd ($710 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 6133rd and 3769th 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
$5.93
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046