Bishkek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$431
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
68
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 51% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6825th and 8548th ($789 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6437th and 3567th 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
$6.87
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567