Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$409
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
56
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6948th and 7929th ($757 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6280th and 7123rd 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
$6.86
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615