Bishkek vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3157
🏠 One person rent
$380
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
98
😀 Quality of life
52
73
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 39% less expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 6826th and 4560th ($713 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.3 months in Goyang. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Goyang ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 6118th and 1533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Goyang

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Bishkek Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$10973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$6475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$7.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$20735

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207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
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$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
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$430
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$538
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$591
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$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
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$553
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$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
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$444
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$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
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$853
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$613
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$501
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$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
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$623
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$610
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$512
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$543
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$613
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$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
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$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
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$593
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$1099
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$1334
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$1163
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$1075
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$1089
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$955
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$974
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$1092
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1122
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1022
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1129
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1098
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1055
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1161
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1400
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$1283
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$1063
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$1070
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$1040
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$1565
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$1022
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$1165
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$1089
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$1127
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$1042
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$1020
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$984
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$1026
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1026
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$865
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$1033
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$1151
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$1074
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$1036
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$1550
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$900
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$936
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$1561
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1016