Bishkek vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$376
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
1.15M
7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3292nd ($710 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6133rd and 796th 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
$5.93
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.33
🥤 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
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489