Bishkek vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1813th ($743 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Kyrgyzstan and Australia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6164th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Brisbane

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	Bishkek	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$11423

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736