Bishkek vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$409
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
767K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 49% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6948th and 4105th ($757 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 6280th and 780th 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
$6.86
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961