Bangkok vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$434	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$766
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	44
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.19M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 26% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5606th and 6825th ($996 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2044th and 6437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bishkek

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	Bangkok	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$7494

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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