Bishkek vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$409
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
47
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.57M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6948th and 8262nd ($757 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6280th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shiraz

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Bishkek Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698