Bishkek vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$431
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6825th and 5168th ($789 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 6437th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Saitama

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Bishkek Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096