Bishkek vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$409
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
566K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 51% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6948th and 3968th ($757 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6280th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dresden

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Bishkek Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$16803

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553