Bangkok vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	98
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.42M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 47% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2443rd ($941 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Spain, respectively. Check Thailand vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 1221st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Madrid

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	Bangkok	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$10042

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522