Bishkek vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$380
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
1.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6826th and 4858th ($713 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6118th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shanghai

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Bishkek Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$30174

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746