Bishkek vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$347
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
1.12M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7174th and 7900th ($653 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 Foshan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6097th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Foshan

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Bishkek Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$23979

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638