Bishkek vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$347
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.12M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 37% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 7174th and 5114th ($653 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Kyrgyzstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 6097th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Busan

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Bishkek Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13891

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955