Bishkek vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$380	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	52	78
🏙️ Population	1.15M	592K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6826th and 3759th ($713 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6118th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Malaga

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	Bishkek	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449