Bishkek vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$431
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
53
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
133K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6825th and 4490th ($789 vs $1321) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6437th and 5278th 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
$6.87
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$3305

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$500
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$636
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$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
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$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322