Bishkek vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$376	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	1.15M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5798th ($710 vs $985) 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6133rd and 6033rd 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	$5.93	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892