Bishkek vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$398	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	19
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 33% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4912th ($743 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Angola, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6164th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Luanda

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	Bishkek	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$19860

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032