Bishkek vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$376	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	15
😀 Quality of life	51	45
🏙️ Population	1.15M	886K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5787th ($710 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6133rd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tabuk

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	Bishkek	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$4277

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881