Bishkek vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$347
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
1.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7174th and 4461st ($653 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6097th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
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$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740