Bishkek vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$431
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
44
27
😀 Quality of life
53
28
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 45% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6825th and 8425th ($789 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and Kenya, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6437th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Meru

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Bishkek Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$10408

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23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583