Bishkek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$398
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 47% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8651st ($743 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6164th and 4484th 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
$6.84
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563