Bishkek vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bishkek Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$398
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.12M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5310th ($743 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 6164th and 3238th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bishkek vs Tbilisi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bishkek vs Tbilisi

Prices for goods and services in Bishkek and Tbilisi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bishkek Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$4265

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$736
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$643
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$691
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$719
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$852
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$718
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$736
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1081
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1059
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1181
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1001
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$668
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$567
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$633
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$613
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$569
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$706
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$630
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$823
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$629
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$567
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$633
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$836
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$562
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$968
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$573
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$968
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$604
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$793
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$402
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$457
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$681
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$488
375 km or 233 mi Van
$585
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$632