Bishkek vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bishkek | Changchun | |
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Bishkek is 33% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8224th ($743 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 336th 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 52nd in China, while ranked 6164th and 6189th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kant | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Toktogul | |
| 171 km or 106 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Almaty | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Talas | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Naryn | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Cholpon-Ata | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Taraz | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Osh | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Andijan | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Namangan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Margilan | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Fergana | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Artux | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Kashgar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Shymkent | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Balkhash | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Tashkent | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Istiklol | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Kentau | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Buston | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Khujand | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Aksu | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Turkistan | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Yining | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Istaravshan | |
| 614 km or 382 mi | Aral | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Jizzakh | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Bole | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dushanbe | |
| 691 km or 430 mi | Panjakent | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Tursunzoda | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Samarkand |
Cities near Changchun
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 54 km or 34 mi | Gongzhuling | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Dehui | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Siping | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Jilin | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Liaoyuan | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Panshi | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Fuyu | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Shuangliao | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Yushu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Shulan | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Meihekou | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Huadian | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Jiaohe | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kaiyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Da'an | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Wuchang | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Diaobingshan | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Tieling | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Harbin | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Tongliao | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Baishan | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Zhaodong | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Fushun | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Taonan | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Dunhua | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Shangzhi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Baicheng | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Linjiang | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Shenyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Anda | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Xinmin | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Daqing | |
| 313 km or 194 mi | Benxi | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Dengta | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Ji'an | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Suihua | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Liaoyang | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Helong | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Ning'an | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Ulanhot |