Bishkek vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$376	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	51	67
🏙️ Population	1.15M	5.38M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6204th ($710 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6133rd and 3645th 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	$5.93	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525