Bishkek vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$376	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	43	38
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	1.15M	6.98M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 9% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6518th ($710 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6133rd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Zhanjiang

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	Bishkek	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$20188

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Cities near Bishkek

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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601