Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$407
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.12M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 41% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5819th and 7174th ($923 vs $653) 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 7141st and 6097th 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
$6.72
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5913

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562