Madrid vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	31
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	3.42M	120K

The cost of living in Madrid is 128% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6518th ($1781 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 151st and 5997th 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	$14.7	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$8876

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508