Bishkek vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$398	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 12% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6476th ($743 vs $844) 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 0.3 months in Tashkent. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6164th and 6210th 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	$6.84	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$9729

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787