Bishkek vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$409
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 14% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6948th and 7496th ($757 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6280th and 2445th 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
$6.86
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547