Bishkek vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$884
🏠 One person rent	$431	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	47
😀 Quality of life	53	56
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.23M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 121% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 6825th and 9042nd ($789 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6437th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chittagong

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	Bishkek	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$1349

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339