Bishkek vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.09M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 62% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6948th and 2067th ($757 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Kyrgyzstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6280th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Cologne

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Bishkek Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944