Bishkek vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$380	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	52	55
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6826th and 6253rd ($713 vs $853) 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 6118th and 5872nd 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	$5.73	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785