Bishkek vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$409	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	1.19M	133K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 42% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6948th and 4552nd ($757 vs $1311) 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 0.7 months in Male. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6280th and 5347th 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	$6.86	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$3300

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327