Bishkek vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$347
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
53
100
🏙️ Population
1.12M
14M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7174th and 3238th ($653 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6097th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$15051

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$560
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$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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$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
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$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
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$1057
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$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
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$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063