Bishkek vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$376
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
51
50
🏙️ Population
1.15M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 7% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7155th ($710 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6224th 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
$5.93
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014