Bishkek vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$380	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6826th and 5132nd ($713 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6118th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sendai

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	Bishkek	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034