Bishkek vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$398	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.24M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 12% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7324th ($743 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6164th and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tangerang

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	Bishkek	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$7819

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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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420