Bishkek vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
98
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
1.15M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 62% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6863rd and 2194th ($710 vs $1889) 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 6133rd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
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$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581