Bishkek vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$431	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	53	55
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 22% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6825th and 5497th ($789 vs $1010) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6437th and 6330th 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	$6.87	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992