Bishkek vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$409
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6948th and 6098th ($757 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6280th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Bishkek Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$4368

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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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811