Bishkek vs Bucheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Bucheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2599
🏠 One person rent
$431
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$667
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
772K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 28% less expensive than in Bucheon. Cities ranked 6825th and 5044th ($789 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kyrgyzstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Bucheon. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Bucheon ranked 14th in South Korea, while ranked 6437th and 1790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Bucheon

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Bishkek Bucheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$90
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$10472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$5480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$7.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$5.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$8.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$19814

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Bucheon

Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$943
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1052
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1031
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1313
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$985
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1455
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1045
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1089
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1010
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1152
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1094
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1179
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1019
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1061
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1557
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$982
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1108
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$952
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1016
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1128
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$917
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$819
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1062
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$852
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$971