Common information
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Population
- 900 000
Cost of living and prices in Bishkek
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre347USD/month
- in city centre467USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre584USD/month
- in city centre867USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 18 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 6 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 38,890 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 29,711 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 42 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 38 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 37 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 102 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 95 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 8 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 467 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 347 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 867 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 584 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,157 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 860 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 341 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 18.5 |
Ratings
Main factors in Bishkek
- Leisure quality
- 5.9
- Quality of life
- 6.8
- Travelers rating
- 8.9
- Travelers rating
- 5.3
- English speaking
- 4.8
- Nightlife
- 6.7
- Coworking spaces
- 10
- Free WIFI
- 10
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 3
Safety in Bishkek
Comfort in Bishkek
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Bishkek
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 43 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 18 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 11 | 5 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 11 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 5 | -0 | -5 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -11 | -32 | -29 | -32 | -34 | -22 | -12 | -6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -34 |
| Rain, days | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 93 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 19 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 55 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 452 |
| Relative humidity, % | 48 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 63 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 63 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 73 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 29 | 43 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 47 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 4 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 252 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 228 | 369 | 459 | 423 | 1847 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 15 |