Bishkek vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$376	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	31
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	1.15M	120K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 11% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6432nd ($710 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 6133rd and 5984th 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	$5.93	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$9189

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516