Bishkek vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bishkek Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$409
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2338
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
534K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 6948th and 6052nd ($757 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 Gimhae. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Gimhae ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 6280th and 1540th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bishkek vs Gimhae

Prices for goods and services in Bishkek and Gimhae are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bishkek Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$93.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$144
🌐 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
$7889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$5807
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$6.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$7.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$449
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15642

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

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 Gimhae

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Yangsan
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Busan
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1032
31 km or 19 mi Masan
$994
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$991
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$993
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$981
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$976
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$1111
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$1012
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$997
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$1030
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$945
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$996
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$943
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$916
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$944
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$1008
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$970
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$951
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$916
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$954
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$823
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$994
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$1062
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$944
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$922
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$963
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$945
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$964
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$982
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$981
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$903
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$986
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$1019