Bishkek vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$376
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
1.15M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 8% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7209th ($710 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 6133rd and 1933rd 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
$5.93
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591