Bishkek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$409
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
14
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6948th and 7960th ($757 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6280th and 7402nd 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
$6.86
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514