Bishkek vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$347
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 39% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7174th and 4896th ($653 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 6097th and 484th 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
$5.46
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039