Berlin vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1747
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$398
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$362
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.19M

The cost of living in Berlin is 199% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 1418th and 6893rd ($2222 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Germany vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 35th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bishkek

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	Berlin	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$5611

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475