Bishkek vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bishkek Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
57
82
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 60% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6893rd and 2509th ($743 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6164th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bishkek vs Doha infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bishkek vs Doha

Prices for goods and services in Bishkek and Doha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bishkek Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$11426

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889