Bishkek vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$409
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6948th and 8063rd ($757 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6280th and 6295th 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
$6.86
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$8562

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566