Bishkek vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$347
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
1.12M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 34% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7174th and 8597th ($653 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6097th and 4919th 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
$5.46
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733