Bishkek vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	51	82
🏙️ Population	1.15M	546K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 59% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2758th ($710 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Portugal, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 6133rd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Lisbon

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	Bishkek	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162