Bishkek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$347
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
1.12M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 29% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7174th and 8471st ($653 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6097th and 3944th 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
$5.46
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617