Bishkek vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$409
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
18
😀 Quality of life
56
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.49M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6948th and 7479th ($757 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 Shangrao. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6280th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shangrao

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Bishkek Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633