Bishkek vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$376	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	65
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	1.15M	476K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 46% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4319th ($710 vs $1307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Bratislava. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 6133rd and 506th 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	$5.93	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$5419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$37.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$15558

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849