Madrid vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$2307
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 9% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1805th and 2387th ($2089 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 190th and 285th 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
$16.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$17389

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383