Bishkek vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	1.19M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6825th and 370th ($789 vs $2844) 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 0.2 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 6437th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sydney

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	Bishkek	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$25164

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863