Bishkek vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$409
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6948th and 5278th ($757 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6280th and 5513th 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
$6.86
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$7937

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688