Bishkek vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$398	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	77
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 33% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4913th ($743 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Romania, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 6164th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Bucharest

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	Bishkek	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749