Bishkek vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$376	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	61
😀 Quality of life	51	79
🏙️ Population	1.15M	605K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 39% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4672nd ($710 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Latvia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6133rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Riga

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	Bishkek	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$13962

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363