Bishkek vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$398
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6778th ($743 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6164th and 3523rd 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
$6.84
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610