Bishkek vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$431
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6825th and 7730th ($789 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6437th and 1966th 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
$6.87
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560