Bishkek vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$376	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$760
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	43	44
😀 Quality of life	51	44
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.65M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7667th ($710 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hengyang

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	Bishkek	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$5721

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610