Bishkek vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	80
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	1.15M	737K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6826th and 158th ($713 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6118th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Seattle

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	Bishkek	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$29407

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093