Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 20.3% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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