Bishkek vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$347
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
1.12M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7174th and 5744th ($653 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6097th and 460th 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
$5.46
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584