Bishkek vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$409
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6948th and 3529th ($757 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6280th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Riyadh

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Bishkek Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487