Bishkek vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$398	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	1.19M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6893rd and 3418th ($743 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6164th and 759th 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	$6.84	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$9818

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463