Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishkek and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishkek and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Bishkek is 31.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bishkek is 35.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.18 KGS 541

$11.85 MX$211

-47.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.74 KGS 1,813

$42.16 MX$750

-50.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.70 KGS 499

$10.75 MX$191

-46.98%

Cappuccino

$2.00 KGS 175

$3.47 MX$61.8

-42.36%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 KGS 56.4

$1.45 MX$25.85

-55.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 KGS 28.77

$0.90 MX$16.06

-63.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 KGS 106

$3.05 MX$54.3

-60.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 KGS 149

$4.42 MX$78.6

-61.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KGS 83.6

$1.37 MX$24.36

-29.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 KGS 40.10

$1.87 MX$33.31

-75.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.56 KGS 136

$1.54 MX$27.46

1.30%

Eggs

$1.73 KGS 151

$2.50 MX$44.53

-30.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.99 KGS 699

$8.61 MX$153

-7.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.01 KGS 438

$8.63 MX$154

-41.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 KGS 676

$11.02 MX$196

-29.85%

Apples (1kg)

$1.07 KGS 93.5

$2.75 MX$48.91

-61.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.85 KGS 161

$1.43 MX$25.41

29.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.02 KGS 177

$1.87 MX$33.32

8.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.71 KGS 149

$2.17 MX$38.56

-21.20%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 KGS 48.58

$1.88 MX$33.50

-70.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 KGS 46.21

$2.25 MX$39.96

-76.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 KGS 51.5

$1.07 MX$18.99

-44.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KGS 44.91

$1.07 MX$19.10

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.75 KGS 153

$4.15 MX$73.9

-57.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.20 KGS 717

$10.34 MX$184

-20.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 KGS 105

$1.68 MX$29.87

-28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 KGS 167

$2.48 MX$44.19

-22.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 KGS 19.18

$0.55 MX$9.87

-60.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.57 KGS 1,012

$26.53 MX$472

-56.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.39 KGS 121

$3.22 MX$57.2

-56.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 KGS 21.08

$2.48 MX$44.15

-90.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.41 KGS 298

$3.11 MX$55.3

9.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.78 KGS 68.6

$1.26 MX$22.34

-38.10%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.4K KGS 3.4M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

25.36%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.6K KGS 3.0M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

43.89%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$34.70 KGS 3,034

$82.5 MX$1,467

-57.93%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.93 KGS 606

$22.29 MX$396

-68.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.59 KGS 1,013

$30.02 MX$534

-61.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.04 KGS 3,676

$51.4 MX$915

-18.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.70 KGS 1,373

$18.29 MX$325

-14.16%

Cinema Ticket

$4.49 KGS 392

$4.98 MX$88.7

-9.84%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$196 KGS 17.1K

$200 MX$3,558

-2.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,487 KGS 392.3K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-15.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$37.23 KGS 3,255

$35.71 MX$635

4.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.69 KGS 3,471

$39.56 MX$704

0.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.1 KGS 8,225

$80.6 MX$1,433

16.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 KGS 9,135

$88.3 MX$1,571

18.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 KGS 42.8K

$969 MX$17.2K

-49.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$365 KGS 31.9K

$482 MX$8,579

-24.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$905 KGS 79.1K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-43.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$617 KGS 53.9K

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-47.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,661 KGS 145.3K

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-58.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,147 KGS 100.3K

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-82.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$447 KGS 39.1K

$756 MX$13.5K

-40.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

11.42

76.88%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bishkek: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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