Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$376
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
1.15M
298K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4400th ($710 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6133rd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Manama

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Bishkek Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520