Bishkek vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bishkek	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$347	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	1.12M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 13% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7174th and 7871st ($653 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6097th and 6810th 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	$5.46	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.09%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.77	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.59	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5913	$11076

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$560
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$398
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$529
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$935
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1051
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$504
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$479
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$475
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$434
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$558
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$479
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$488
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$658
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$671
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$651
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$416
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$641
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$674
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$785
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$682
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$564
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$680
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$682
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$692
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$633
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$582
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$738
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$672
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$623
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$473
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$641
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$638
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$647
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$562

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586