Madrid vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.38M

The cost of living in Madrid is 15% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2194th and 3084th ($1889 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Spain vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 149th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Prague

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Madrid Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141