Bishkek vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$376	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	18
😀 Quality of life	51	32
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8809th ($710 vs $469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 6133rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Can Tho

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	Bishkek	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$7276

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806