Bishkek vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$409
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.64M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6948th and 6431st ($757 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 6280th and 5802nd 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
$6.86
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$4901

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891