Bishkek vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1752
🏠 One person rent
$398
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 12% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7336th ($743 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Urfa. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 6164th and 6966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$8570

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$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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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$625
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$693
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$610
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$612
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$602
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$587
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$483
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$627
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$571
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$582
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$600
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$559
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$535
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$530
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$587
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$464
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$619
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$337
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$543
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$550
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$591
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$659
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$623
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$647
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$596
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$402
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$438
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$623
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$591
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$791