Bishkek vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 61% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2461st ($710 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Qatar, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6133rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$11230

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879