Bishkek vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$376	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	55
😀 Quality of life	51	51
🏙️ Population	1.15M	39K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5974th ($710 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and the Palestine, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6133rd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Ramallah

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	Bishkek	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$3782

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671