Bishkek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$409
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
68
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 48% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6948th and 8643rd ($757 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6280th and 4641st 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
$6.86
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556