Bishkek vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$347
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 42% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7174th and 4635th ($653 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6097th and 3535th 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
$5.46
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$8464

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646