Bishkek vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$409
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
90
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6948th and 7792nd ($757 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Changsha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6280th and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Changsha

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Bishkek Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562