Bishkek vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$376
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
51
99
🏙️ Population
1.15M
14.3M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 57% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3085th ($710 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6133rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$15495

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$681
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$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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$1121
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$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
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$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
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$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033