Bishkek vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$347	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	1.12M	12.4M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7174th and 5031st ($653 vs $1042) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6097th and 4799th 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	$5.46	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$12031

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659