Bishkek vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$398
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
919K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 48% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4157th ($743 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6164th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Seongnam

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Bishkek Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$11063

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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 Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063