Bishkek vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$380	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	1.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6826th and 5654th ($713 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6118th and 4281st 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	$5.73	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$14254

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611