Bishkek vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$376	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	77
😀 Quality of life	51	63
🏙️ Population	1.15M	10.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 6% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6641st ($710 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6133rd and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Jakarta

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	Bishkek	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$9494

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549