Bishkek vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.08M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 62% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2308th ($710 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6133rd and 16th 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
$5.93
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861