Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$674
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
44
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4878th and 6825th ($1148 vs $789) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 7160th and 6437th 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
$3.98
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497