Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$398
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
89
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7452nd ($743 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 Tianjin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6164th and 2435th 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
$6.84
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573