Bishkek vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$835
🏠 One person rent	$376	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	45
😀 Quality of life	51	45
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.58M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 128% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 6863rd and 9199th ($710 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6133rd and 6529th 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	$5.93	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$938

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366