Bishkek vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$347
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
40
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
1.12M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7174th and 6358th ($653 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6097th and 6236th 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
$5.46
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$1785

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$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361