Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$398
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
298K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4625th ($743 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6164th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534