Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 40.2% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$5.72
KGS509.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$4.00
KGS356.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.54
KGS47.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.27
KGS24.26
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.40
KGS35.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$3.58
KGS318.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$2.76
KGS245.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.58
KGS140.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.17
KGS192.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.39
KGS34.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.72
KGS64.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.81
KGS72.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.66
KGS59.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.21
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.19
KGS16.56
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$2.75
KGS244.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$6.86
KGS610.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,654,676.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$2.80
KGS249.47
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$12.25
KGS1,090.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$380.68
KGS33,886.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$249.68
KGS22,225.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$27.14
KGS2,415.65
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$167.30
KGS14,892.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.78
KGS158.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.32
KGS117.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$42.06
KGS3,744.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$4.00
KGS356.39
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$22.88
KGS2,036.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$36.40
KGS3,239.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$76.90
KGS6,844.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$79.44
KGS7,071.27
|
|
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