Bishkek vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$409
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 54% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6948th and 8757th ($757 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6280th and 4718th 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
$6.86
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$5006

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716