Bishkek vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$380
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
40
😀 Quality of life
52
48
🏙️ Population
1.15M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6826th and 6559th ($713 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and India, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6118th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Surat

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Bishkek Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$1261

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195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
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$749
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$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
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$501
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$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
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$623
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$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
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$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
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$593
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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
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$298
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$376
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$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
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$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
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$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
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$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
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$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
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$298
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$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
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$304
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$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
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$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
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$315
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$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
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$340