Bishkek vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
56
84
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 62% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6948th and 1994th ($757 vs $2014) 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 1.5 months in Doha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6280th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Doha

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Bishkek Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$11285

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861