Bishkek vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$380
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
52
69
🏙️ Population
1.15M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 9% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6826th and 7169th ($713 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6118th and 2941st 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
$5.73
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598