Madrid vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$986
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
85
🏙️ Population
3.28M
1.36M

The cost of living in Madrid is 13% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2577th and 3308th ($1726 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.4 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 121st and 273rd 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
$14.1
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$11372

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002