Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 49.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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