Bishkek vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$409	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6948th and 72nd ($757 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Los Angeles

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	Bishkek	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$28004

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974