Bishkek vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$347
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
1.12M
606K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 42% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7174th and 4604th ($653 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Latvia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6097th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Riga

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Bishkek Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257