Bishkek vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$409
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1925
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
59
😀 Quality of life
56
84
🏙️ Population
1.19M
581K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 48% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6948th and 4193rd ($757 vs $1461) 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 6280th and 543rd 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
$6.86
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569