Bishkek vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$431	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	56
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	526K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 55% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 6825th and 2992nd ($789 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Kyrgyzstan and Germany, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 6437th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Nuremberg

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	Bishkek	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$19685

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729