Bishkek vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$376	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	37
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.78M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7538th ($710 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 6133rd and 5326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Davao

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	Bishkek	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$8048

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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

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611