Berlin vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$352
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
3.76M
1.15M

The cost of living in Berlin is 196% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6863rd ($2104 vs $710) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 23rd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$6319

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530