Bishkek vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$4329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6893rd and 744th ($743 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6164th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$15283

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886