Bishkek vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$409
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.82M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6948th and 7914th ($757 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6280th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shangqiu

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Bishkek Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518