Bishkek vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$380
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
1.15M
298K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6826th and 4263rd ($713 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6118th and 1311th 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
$5.73
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514