Bishkek vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$431
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
53
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6825th and 4849th ($789 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 6437th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Yekaterinburg

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Bishkek Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754