Bishkek vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$376
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.15M
11.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6287th ($710 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hangzhou

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Bishkek Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774