Bishkek vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$376
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
51
48
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.57M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8203rd ($710 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th 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 6133rd and 6304th 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
$5.93
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705