Bishkek vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$409
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6948th and 5151st ($757 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 6280th and 1177th 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
$6.86
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102