Bishkek vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$431	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	53	75
🏙️ Population	1.19M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6825th and 4918th ($789 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Brazil, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6437th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sao Paulo

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	Bishkek	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$15990

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720