Madrid vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$986
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
98
7
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
3.28M
77.6K

The cost of living in Madrid is 98% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2577th and 6130th ($1726 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Spain and Thailand, respectively. Check Spain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 121st and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$13219

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743