Bishkek vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
548K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 67% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6893rd and 1330th ($743 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6164th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$20873

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$501
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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804