Bishkek vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$380	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	48
😀 Quality of life	52	32
🏙️ Population	1.15M	5.35M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6826th and 6100th ($713 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Kyrgyzstan and Sudan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 6118th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Khartoum

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	Bishkek	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$2064

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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 Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482