Bishkek vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$431
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 45% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6825th and 4191st ($789 vs $1437) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6437th and 1006th 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
$6.87
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$9163

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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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451