Bishkek vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$431
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6825th and 7756th ($789 vs $627) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6437th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477