Bishkek vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$380
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
8
😀 Quality of life
52
59
🏙️ Population
1.15M
24.7K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6826th and 3454th ($713 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6118th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$8298

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408