Bishkek vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$398
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6334th ($743 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6164th and 1094th 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
$6.84
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634