Bishkek vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$398	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$2914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	548K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 59% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 6893rd and 2626th ($743 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6164th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hanover

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	Bishkek	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$29738

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565