Bishkek vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$376	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	51	62
🏙️ Population	1.15M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8199th ($710 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 6133rd and 4937th 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	$5.93	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515