Bishkek vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$347
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
1.12M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 11% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7174th and 7769th ($653 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 Dongguan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6097th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dongguan

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Bishkek Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611