Bishkek vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$376	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	43	71
😀 Quality of life	51	61
🏙️ Population	1.15M	10.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8633rd ($710 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Shijiazhuang

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	Bishkek	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734