Bishkek vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2034
🏠 One person rent	$376	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$870
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$501
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	45
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 13% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6377th ($710 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6133rd and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tashkent

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	Bishkek	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$9093

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$429
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$660
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$596
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$658
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$671
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$666
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$663
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$667
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$468
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$527
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$473
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$469
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$532
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$664
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$461
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$519
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$419
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$530
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$653
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$672
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$567
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$645
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$435
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$452
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$710
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$681
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$467
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$673
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$661
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$450
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$654
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$838