Bishkek vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	52	97
🏙️ Population	1.15M	644K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6826th and 1085th ($713 vs $2333) 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6118th and 10th 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	$5.73	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$14686

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452