Bishkek vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$431
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 22% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6825th and 7630th ($789 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6437th and 3354th 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
$6.87
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954