Bishkek vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$974
🏠 One person rent
$409
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
40
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 9% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6948th and 7286th ($757 vs $693) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6280th and 5975th 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
$6.86
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319