Bishkek vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$380	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	52	43
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6826th and 6863rd ($713 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6118th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Yangon

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	Bishkek	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625