Bishkek vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$347
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
1.12M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 2% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7174th and 7269th ($653 vs $643) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6097th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587