Bishkek vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1342
🏠 One person rent	$398	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	74
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.66M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8098th ($743 vs $568) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Caloocan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Caloocan ranked 18th in the Philippines, while ranked 6164th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Caloocan

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	Bishkek	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$3001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$5.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$4595

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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 Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457