Bishkek vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$380	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	66
😀 Quality of life	52	80
🏙️ Population	1.15M	476K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 6826th and 4275th ($713 vs $1275) 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 0.5 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 6118th and 568th 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	$5.73	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$13266

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790