Bishkek vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$376
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
43
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 51% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3883rd ($710 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6133rd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kuwait City

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Bishkek Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$7012

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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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527