Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$409
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
298K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6948th and 4555th ($757 vs $1309) 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 6280th and 1317th 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
$6.86
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$10032

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545