Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$398
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
57
45
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 23% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7790th ($743 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6164th and 7090th 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
$6.84
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599