Bishkek vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$376	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	85
😀 Quality of life	51	68
🏙️ Population	1.15M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 38% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8584th ($710 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 3326th 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	$5.93	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$25284

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511