Bishkek vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
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