Bishkek vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$409
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6948th and 7933rd ($757 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6280th and 2353rd 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
$6.86
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$24477

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556