Bishkek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$398	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	44	19
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	1.19M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6893rd and 7987th ($743 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 Zhumadian. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 6164th and 7223rd 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	$6.84	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$7830

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Cities near Bishkek

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506