Bishkek vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$380	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	10
😀 Quality of life	52	13
🏙️ Population	1.15M	459K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 39% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6826th and 8527th ($713 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 6118th and 9116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Juba

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	Bishkek	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$2876

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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 Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760