Bishkek vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$376
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
38
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
1.15M
767K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4447th ($710 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Croatia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6133rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Zagreb

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Bishkek Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780