Bishkek vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$431
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 27% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6825th and 5063rd ($789 vs $1084) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 6437th and 120th 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
$6.87
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$17592

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922