Bishkek vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	196K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 63% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1913th ($743 vs $2028) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6164th and 165th 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	$6.84	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$22658

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818