Bishkek vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$376
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
1.15M
17.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6863rd and 5948th ($710 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6133rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shenzhen

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Bishkek Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618