Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$431
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6825th and 7400th ($789 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6437th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tianjin

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Bishkek Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$16559

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546