Bishkek vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$431	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	1.19M	120K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 6% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6825th and 6606th ($789 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6437th and 6029th 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	$6.87	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$13971

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508