Bishkek vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
86
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.79M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6863rd and 656th ($710 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6133rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$18156

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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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$2332
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$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
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$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085