Bishkek vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$409
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6948th and 6833rd ($757 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6280th and 3150th 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
$6.86
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$17664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623