Bishkek vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$398	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	18
😀 Quality of life	57	37
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8893rd ($743 vs $439) 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 6164th and 8088th 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	$6.84	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$6824

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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 Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812