Beijing vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$605
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.12M

The cost of living in Beijing is 63% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4887th and 7174th ($1065 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check China vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 583rd and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562