Bishkek vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$2307
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.4M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 60% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6948th and 2387th ($757 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6280th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Prague

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	Bishkek	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383