Bandung vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1726
🏠 One person rent	$218	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$385
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	40	52
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.15M

The cost of living in Bandung is 24% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8276th and 6826th ($545 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 6910th and 6118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Bishkek

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	Bandung	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$3972

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472