Bishkek vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$380	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	52	63
🏙️ Population	1.15M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6826th and 8233rd ($713 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Surabaya. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6118th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Surabaya

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	Bishkek	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508