Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$395
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$25.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$281
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
30
42
😀 Quality of life
42
50
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.07M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6376th and 8180th ($752 vs $535) 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 0.3 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 6810th and 6218th 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
$7.66
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$5.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$2.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$5.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$9050

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$436
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$414
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$478
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$775
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$436
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$436
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$478
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$453
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$392
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$571
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$418
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$428
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$349
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$648
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$663
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$541
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$501
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$466
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$538
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$701
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$536
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$500
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$539
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$526
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$625
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$670
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$470
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$662
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$526
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$640
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$326
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$647
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$523
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$528
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$538
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$645