Bishkek vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$409	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	20
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.21M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 6948th and 8867th ($757 vs $456) 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 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 6280th and 7544th 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	$6.86	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$6966

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845