Bishkek vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$431
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.21M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6825th and 4339th ($789 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6437th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sofia

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Bishkek Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$12236

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800