Bishkek vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$398	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	19
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	1.19M	678K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4961st ($743 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Jeju Island. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 6164th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Jeju Island

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	Bishkek	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$20533

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895