Bishkek vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$380	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 7% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 6826th and 6586th ($713 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6118th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Manila

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	Bishkek	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$13387

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372