Madrid vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	98	7
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	3.33M	77.6K

The cost of living in Madrid is 92% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2194th and 5798th ($1889 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 149th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Phuket

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	Madrid	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$13132

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892