Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$739
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
46
57
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 74% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4519th and 6893rd ($1289 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 7005th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bishkek

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Addis Ababa Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$5611

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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