Bishkek vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$380
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
43
😀 Quality of life
52
75
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 49% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6826th and 3893rd ($713 vs $1393) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6118th and 1114th 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
$5.73
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$6378

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$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
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171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
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194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502