Bishkek vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$376
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
1.15M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 37% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4837th ($710 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 6133rd and 181st 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
$5.93
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$14632

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000