Bishkek vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$376
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4893rd ($710 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Oman, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6133rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Muscat

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Bishkek Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548