Addis Ababa vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$1741
🏠 One person rent	$604	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	43
😀 Quality of life	40	51
🏙️ Population	5.23M	1.15M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4928th and 6863rd ($1103 vs $710) 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 6957th and 6133rd 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	$6.55	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$6319

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530