Bishkek vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$398
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
57
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.57M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8247th ($743 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 6164th and 6229th 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
$6.84
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$2133

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719