Bishkek vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$347
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
1.12M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7174th and 5170th ($653 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6097th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Suzhou

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Bishkek Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$22097

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645