Bishkek vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$380
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
52
53
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 24% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6826th and 7971st ($713 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 6118th and 6079th 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
$5.73
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$8252

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$461
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$556
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$524
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$553
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$516
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$517
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$573
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$509
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$582
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$513
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$523
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$544
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$514
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$545
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$596
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$508
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$520
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$538
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$520
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$619
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$459
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$523
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$560
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$606
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$542
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$500
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$539
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$596
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$514
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$616
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$455
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$495
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$493
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$664
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$500
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$537
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$658
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532