Al Ain vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$560
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
767K
1.15M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 48% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5284th and 6863rd ($1050 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 600th and 6133rd 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
$6.11
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$6319

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$1603
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$786
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$994
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$1110
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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
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$548
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$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
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$681
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$673
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$645
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$838
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$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
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$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
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$617
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$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
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$664
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$655
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$530