Bishkek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$376
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
1.15M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8506th ($710 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Zhengzhou

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$19861

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619