Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$431
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
298K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 41% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6825th and 4453rd ($789 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 6437th and 1297th 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
$6.87
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$10985

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23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$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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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521