Bishkek vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$380	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	1.15M	133K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 45% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6826th and 4205th ($713 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Maldives, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Male. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6118th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Male

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	Bishkek	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360