Bishkek vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$431
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
90
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6825th and 7795th ($789 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6437th and 2894th 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
$6.87
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$9728

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554