Bishkek vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$398
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
592K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 54% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6893rd and 3451st ($743 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6164th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536