Bishkek vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$409
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6948th and 5007th ($757 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 6280th and 121st 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
$6.86
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15370

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963