Bishkek vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bishkek	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$766	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	98
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.51M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 63% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6825th and 1723rd ($789 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6437th and 160th 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	$6.87	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.78	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.19%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7494	$16324

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812