Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$758
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$358
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
44
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 68% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4635th and 6948th ($1269 vs $757) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 6280th 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
$4.01
$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6484

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Bishkek

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