Bishkek vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1191st ($743 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6164th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Perth

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	Bishkek	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$13377

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736