Bishkek vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$409	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	1.19M	120K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 13% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6948th and 6471st ($757 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6280th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Pattaya

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	Bishkek	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$12044

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514