Bishkek vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$398	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	1.19M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8245th ($743 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 Shenyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6164th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shenyang

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	Bishkek	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$24707

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501