Bishkek vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
57
100
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6893rd and 649th ($743 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6164th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$19140

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$501
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$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
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$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
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$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
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$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710