Bishkek vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$380	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	40
😀 Quality of life	52	63
🏙️ Population	1.15M	573K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6826th and 6866th ($713 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Morocco, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6118th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rabat

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	Bishkek	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430