Bishkek vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$376	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	92
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2722nd ($710 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Italy, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6133rd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rome

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	Bishkek	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$10781

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262