Bishkek vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$380	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	8
😀 Quality of life	52	20
🏙️ Population	1.15M	604K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6826th and 8002nd ($713 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Djibouti, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6118th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Djibouti City

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	Bishkek	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$4050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003