Bishkek vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$431
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6825th and 6776th ($789 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6437th and 2020th 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
$6.87
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$20341

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635