Bishkek vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$376
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6257th ($710 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6133rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Medina

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Bishkek Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$7706

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934