Bishkek vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$398	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	75
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 35% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8275th ($743 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6164th and 4631st 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	$6.84	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$9160

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502