Bishkek vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$398
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
57
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5881st ($743 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 6164th and 5334th 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
$6.84
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$7319

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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

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617