Bishkek vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$409	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3726
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	56
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	526K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 57% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 6948th and 2945th ($757 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 156th 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 Nuremberg. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 6280th and 150th 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	$6.86	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$17866

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767