Al Ain vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$900
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
38
44
😀 Quality of life
82
53
🏙️ Population
767K
1.19M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 84% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4139th and 6825th ($1455 vs $789) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 562nd and 6437th 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
$10
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$7494

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$2470
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497