Bishkek vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$431	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	53	46
🏙️ Population	1.19M	6.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6825th and 7579th ($789 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6437th and 7050th 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	$6.87	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$17180

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616