Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$347
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
1.12M
157K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 53% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7174th and 3950th ($653 vs $1375) 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 6097th and 3031st 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
$5.46
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604