Bishkek vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$431
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 21% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6825th and 5618th ($789 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6437th and 1163rd 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
$6.87
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648