Bishkek vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$431
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6825th and 7925th ($789 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 6437th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Changchun

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Bishkek Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$8890

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594