Bishkek vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$409
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 12% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6948th and 6527th ($757 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6280th and 3360th 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
$6.86
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$29918

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765