Bishkek vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$380	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	66
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	1.15M	9.39M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 3% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6826th and 6739th ($713 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6118th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Bishkek	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$14143

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588