Bishkek vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$376
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
51
69
🏙️ Population
1.15M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 5% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7055th ($710 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 3115th 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
$5.93
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623