Bishkek vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$431
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
54
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6825th and 5436th ($789 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 6437th and 2749th 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
$6.87
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009