Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$380
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
1.15M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6826th and 6956th ($713 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 6118th and 2306th 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
$5.73
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616