Bangkok vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1726
🏠 One person rent	$416	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	74	52
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.15M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 32% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6826th ($941 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 1221st and 6118th 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	$2.97	$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3972

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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