Bishkek vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$347
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.63M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 0.6% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7174th and 7138th ($653 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6097th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Novosibirsk

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Bishkek Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556