Bishkek vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$398	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	87
😀 Quality of life	57	74
🏙️ Population	1.19M	32.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 33% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8185th ($743 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6164th and 2237th 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	$6.84	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$23821

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537