Bishkek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$376
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
51
37
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7790th ($710 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Zhoukou

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Bishkek Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528