Bishkek vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$376
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4890th ($710 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6133rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057