Bishkek vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$380	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	1.15M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 24% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6826th and 5827th ($713 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6118th and 6063rd 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	$5.73	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$13013

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810