Bishkek vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$398
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
566K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6893rd and 3768th ($743 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 6164th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563