Bishkek vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$5751
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1424
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$2573
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4295
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	1.15M	644K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 71% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6863rd and 795th ($710 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6133rd and 9th 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	$5.93	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$13230

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546