Ashgabat vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$836
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
30
53
🏙️ Population
828K
1.12M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 157% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 2737th and 7174th ($1679 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 8379th and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bishkek

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Ashgabat Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562