Bishkek vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	548K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 72% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6948th and 570th ($757 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6280th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs The Hague

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	Bishkek	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734