Bishkek vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
64
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
1.15M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 69% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1098th ($710 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6133rd and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dubai

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Bishkek Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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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$1503
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$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507