Bishkek vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$376
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7772nd ($710 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 308th 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 44th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6042nd 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
$5.93
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$14935

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537