Bishkek vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$347
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.18M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7174th and 6017th ($653 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6097th and 6150th 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
$5.46
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964