Bishkek vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6948th and 916th ($757 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6280th and 14th 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	$6.86	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544