Bishkek vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$380	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	52	54
🏙️ Population	1.15M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 66% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6826th and 8899th ($713 vs $430) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6118th and 5971st 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	$5.73	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$1681

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314