Bishkek vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$398
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
1.19M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 2% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6838th ($743 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6164th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Guangzhou

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Bishkek Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677