Bishkek vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$431
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6825th and 4880th ($789 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6437th and 1178th 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
$6.87
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789