Bishkek vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$409	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	55
😀 Quality of life	56	48
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6948th and 8850th ($757 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6280th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Medan

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	Bishkek	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$9091

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572