Bishkek vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$431
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1074
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
53
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.11M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 35% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6825th and 4743rd ($789 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Yerevan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 6437th and 4225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Yerevan

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Bishkek Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$8.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$507
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
14.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$78.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$9299

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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 Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1104
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1096
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$576
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$743
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$872
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$572
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$756
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$575
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$574
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$569
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$769
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$726
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$679
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1053
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$990
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$374
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$988
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$631
209 km or 130 mi Van
$580
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$751
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$649
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$429
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$631
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$652
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$730
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$448
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$452
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$586
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$480
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$850
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$476
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$580
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$573
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$845
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$601