Bishkek vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$431
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6825th and 3485th ($789 vs $1628) 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 0.2 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 6437th and 899th 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
$6.87
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$10912

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459