Al Ain vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$903
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$358
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
38
44
😀 Quality of life
84
56
🏙️ Population
767K
1.19M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 93% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4207th and 6948th ($1457 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 505th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bishkek

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Al Ain Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$6484

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484