Bishkek vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6825th and 1833rd ($789 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6437th and 156th 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	$6.87	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093