Bishkek vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	1.15M	593K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 73% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 6826th and 605th ($713 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Ireland, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 6118th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dublin

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	Bishkek	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$8881

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574