Bishkek vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$431
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1237
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
89
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6825th and 7360th ($789 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6437th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chengdu

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Bishkek Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594