Bishkek vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$380	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	35
😀 Quality of life	52	35
🏙️ Population	1.15M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6826th and 8272nd ($713 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Yemen, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6118th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sanaa

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	Bishkek	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886