Bishkek vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$431
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.82M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6825th and 7879th ($789 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6437th and 7390th 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
$6.87
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522