Bishkek vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$409	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	83
😀 Quality of life	56	52
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.64M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 41% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6948th and 8492nd ($757 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6280th and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs South Tangerang

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	Bishkek	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$7419

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495