Bishkek vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$398
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5094th ($743 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6164th and 242nd 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
$6.84
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$5899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013