Bishkek vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.12M
548K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 67% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7174th and 1798th ($653 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6097th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13845

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629