Bishkek vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$431
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
47
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.57M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 56% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6825th and 8645th ($789 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6437th and 7725th 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
$6.87
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694