Bishkek vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$2681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.51M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6948th and 1805th ($757 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kyrgyzstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6280th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Madrid

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Bishkek Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$14237

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797