Bishkek vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	51	95
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6863rd and 998th ($710 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and France, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6133rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Paris

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	Bishkek	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$18941

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395