Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$380	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	52	39
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 21% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6826th and 7740th ($713 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 6118th and 7044th 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	$5.73	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$11393

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600