Bishkek vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	1.19M	667K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6948th and 650th ($757 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Denmark, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6280th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Copenhagen

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	Bishkek	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$14799

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588