Bishkek vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6825th and 640th ($789 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6437th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hong Kong

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Bishkek Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$22758

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23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620