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Bishkek vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 20.7% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 48.7% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Bishkek

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bishkek are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$6.86 KGS600.00	-40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$5.72 KGS500.00	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.69 KGS60.00	+21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.36 KGS31.09	+8.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.49 KGS42.62	-63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$4.06 KGS355.39	+51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$3.57 KGS312.12	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.72 KGS150.42	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.18 KGS190.68	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.49 KGS43.27	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.85 KGS74.62	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.93 KGS81.41	+21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.71 KGS62.37	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.26 KGS22.54	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.22 KGS19.17	-67.7%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$3.11 KGS272.26	+130.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	-73.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	+77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$3.20 KGS280.00	-86.5%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 48.7% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	-43.9%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	-34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	-29.5%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$1.37 KGS120.00	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.13 KGS186.30	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$1.83 KGS160.00	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$4.80 KGS420.00	-58.0%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	+45.5%
Average			+14.8%

Kuwait City vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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