Bishkek vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$398	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	1.19M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 60% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8829th ($743 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6164th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dhaka

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	Bishkek	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302