Bishkek vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$409	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$125
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	14
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.16M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6948th and 7819th ($757 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6280th and 8950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Naypyidaw

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	Bishkek	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$8660

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621