Bishkek vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$409
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
66
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6948th and 4144th ($757 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6280th and 352nd 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
$6.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492