Bishkek vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$380	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	35
😀 Quality of life	52	36
🏙️ Population	1.15M	863K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6826th and 7600th ($713 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6118th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dushanbe

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	Bishkek	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$13506

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366