Bishkek vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$380	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	88
😀 Quality of life	52	72
🏙️ Population	1.15M	32.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 13% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6826th and 7340th ($713 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 Chongqing. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6118th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chongqing

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	Bishkek	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$26796

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539