Bishkek vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$376
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6863rd and 3679th ($710 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6133rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sharjah

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Bishkek Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507