Bishkek vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$376	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	52
😀 Quality of life	51	63
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% less expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6705th ($710 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6133rd and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chiang Mai

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	Bishkek	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$13977

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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 Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583