Bishkek vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$4224
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.43M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1380th ($710 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in Kyrgyzstan and the United States, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6133rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs San Antonio

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Bishkek San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137