Bishkek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$376	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	1.15M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 8% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7219th ($710 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6133rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Zhumadian

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	Bishkek	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$9322

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525