Bishkek vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$398	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	1.19M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5192nd ($743 vs $1052) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6164th and 4142nd 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	$6.84	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$15428

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666