Bishkek vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	1.12M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7174th and 1068th ($653 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Perth. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6097th and 10th 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	$5.46	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$12548

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693