Bishkek vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$376	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	1.15M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8916th ($710 vs $428) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6133rd and 5968th 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	$5.93	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.07
🥤 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	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317