Bishkek vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$933
🏠 One person rent
$431
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
40
😀 Quality of life
53
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6825th and 7534th ($789 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and India, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6437th and 5942nd 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
$6.87
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$877

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$500
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$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 Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298