Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$376
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
51
39
🏙️ Population
1.15M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7649th ($710 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shaoyang

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Bishkek Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610