Bishkek vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$376
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 3% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6747th ($710 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 Ningbo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Ningbo

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Bishkek Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538