Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$347
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
1.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 5% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7174th and 6886th ($653 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 8th in China, while ranked 6097th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600