Madrid vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	31
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	3.51M	120K

The cost of living in Madrid is 139% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1805th and 6471st ($2089 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Thailand, respectively. Check Spain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 190th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Pattaya

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	Madrid	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$12044

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514