Bishkek vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$398
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
60
😀 Quality of life
57
57
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.4M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7025th ($743 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 Ningbo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6164th and 6133rd 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
$6.84
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531