Bishkek vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7174th and 1242nd ($653 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6097th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108