Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$431
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
53
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6825th and 7943rd ($789 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6437th and 7142nd 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
$6.87
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619