Baku vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1726
🏠 One person rent	$316	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	49	43
😀 Quality of life	60	52
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.15M

The cost of living in Baku is 7% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6590th and 6826th ($766 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 5270th and 6118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Bishkek

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	Baku	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$3972

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

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