Ashgabat vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$968
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
43
53
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 141% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6825th ($1898 vs $789) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 7430th and 6437th 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
$31.1
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Bishkek

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