Bishkek vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$376	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	61
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	1.15M	581K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 47% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4248th ($710 vs $1341) 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 1.2 months in Vilnius. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6133rd and 531st 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	$5.93	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$8624

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406