Bishkek vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$398	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5469th ($743 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6164th and 6129th 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	$6.84	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$14328

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866