Bishkek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$398
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
16
😀 Quality of life
57
43
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7972nd ($743 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 6164th and 7341st 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
$6.84
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$14551

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499