Bishkek vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$431
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 77% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6825th and 8874th ($789 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6437th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rawalpindi

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Bishkek Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252