Is Kyrgyzstan a good place to live for remote workers?

Kyrgyzstan scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 93.6 Mbps, safety 90, healthcare 74, air quality 64; English not scored) — rank 72 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Kyrgyzstan?

Median fixed broadband is around 93.6 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Kyrgyzstan?

Single-person essentials run about $570/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 72/167

Is 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek) a good place to live?

Quality score 66/100 against essentials of $570/month.

The five metrics

Internet 37 93.6 Mbps median broadband, 92% online

Safety 90 1.7 homicides/100k (2020)

Healthcare 74 UHC service coverage 74/100 (2023)

Air quality 64 PM2.5 21.3 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.94 · corruption control -1.14 · stability -0.5 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $10.89 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $2.87/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($570)	Verdict
$2,000	3.5×	like royalty
$3,000	5.3×	like royalty
$5,000	8.8×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇧🇳 Brunei — quality 79.9, essentials $687/mo
🇷🇺 Russia — quality 69.6, essentials $592/mo
🇵🇭 Philippines — quality 73.4, essentials $637/mo
🇱🇦 Laos — quality 44.9, essentials $377/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Kyrgyzstan a good place to live for remote workers?: Kyrgyzstan scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 93.6 Mbps, safety 90, healthcare 74, air quality 64; English not scored) — rank 72 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Kyrgyzstan?: Median fixed broadband is around 93.6 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Kyrgyzstan?: Single-person essentials run about $570/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.3× essentials).