Bishkek vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$398
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5515th ($743 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6164th and 3269th 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
$6.84
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001