Bishkek vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$431
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6825th and 8th ($789 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6437th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs San Jose, United States

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Bishkek San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273