Madrid vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	3.51M	77.6K

The cost of living in Madrid is 109% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5497th ($2109 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Thailand, respectively. Check Spain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 160th and 6330th 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	$17.6	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$13979

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992