Bishkek vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$398	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	61
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	1.19M	581K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 47% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4221st ($743 vs $1414) 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 6164th and 544th 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	$6.84	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$9582

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522