Abu Dhabi vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1747
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$398
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.19M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 162% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 2187th and 6893rd ($1942 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 443rd and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bishkek

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	Abu Dhabi	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$5611

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475