Bishkek vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$376
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
1.15M
6.44M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 0.8% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6841st ($710 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 Shangrao. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6892nd 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
$5.93
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$19047

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694