Bishkek vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$376	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5518th ($710 vs $1024) 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 1.6 months in Luanda. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6133rd and 5940th 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	$5.93	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$12561

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939