Bishkek vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$398
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7882nd ($743 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 200th 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 Changsha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6164th and 3381st 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
$6.84
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546