Bishkek vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$376
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7753rd ($710 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 Foshan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 2359th 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
$5.93
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$24357

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660