Bishkek vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$347
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
30
😀 Quality of life
53
29
🏙️ Population
1.12M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7174th and 8601st ($653 vs $486) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6097th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539