Bishkek vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$409	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6948th and 5233rd ($757 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6280th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Phuket

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	Bishkek	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981