Bishkek vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$398	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$233
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	1.19M	604K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7941st ($743 vs $586) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6164th and 7664th 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	$6.84	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$4170

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964