Madrid vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	98	7
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	3.42M	77.6K

The cost of living in Madrid is 89% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5827th ($1781 vs $940) 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 151st and 6063rd 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	$14.7	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810