Bishkek vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
66
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6825th and 947th ($789 vs $2470) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6437th and 184th 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
$6.87
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$17401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469