Bishkek vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3041
🏠 One person rent	$380	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$2100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	43	98
😀 Quality of life	52	72
🏙️ Population	1.15M	732K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 37% less expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 6826th and 4700th ($713 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.9 months in Namyangju. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 6118th and 1698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Namyangju

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	Bishkek	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$10073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$5711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$8.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$8.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$19084

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1122
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1283
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1040
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1022
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1063
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1163
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1075
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1099
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1127
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1020
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1070
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$865
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1042
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1565
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1151
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1033
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$900
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1036
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1019
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1038