Bishkek vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$3784
🏠 One person rent	$431	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1556
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	67
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	1.19M	481K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 6825th and 3630th ($789 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Slovakia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 6437th and 662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Bratislava

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	Bishkek	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$686
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$6618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$4164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$95.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$763
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$16627

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1308
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2240
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1862
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$974
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1172
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1150
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$967
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1218
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1257
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1156
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$917
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1255
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$928
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1230
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1628
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1430
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$1124
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1252
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1201
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1148
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1065
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1126
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1195
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1340
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$973