Bishkek vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$376
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5350th ($710 vs $1043) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6133rd and 707th 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
$5.93
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668