Bishkek vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$398
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7641st ($743 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6164th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Quanzhou

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Bishkek Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941