Bishkek vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$380	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	62
😀 Quality of life	52	80
🏙️ Population	1.15M	581K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6826th and 4316th ($713 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6118th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Vilnius

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	Bishkek	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302