Bishkek vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$3313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	196K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 61% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6825th and 1939th ($789 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Belgium, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6437th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Brussels

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	Bishkek	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$19621

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834