Bishkek vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$409
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6948th and 7679th ($757 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 6280th and 3611th 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
$6.86
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943