Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$376
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.15M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 0% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6862nd ($710 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 2285th 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
$5.93
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618