Bishkek vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$409	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	1.19M	5.65M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6948th and 5142nd ($757 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6280th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Saint Petersburg

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	Bishkek	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$12085

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606