Bishkek vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
1.15M
140K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 76% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6863rd and 204th ($710 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Iceland, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6133rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Reykjavik

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Bishkek Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161