Bishkek vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$431
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
767K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 47% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6825th and 4035th ($789 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and Croatia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6437th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$12142

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978