Madrid vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$2366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 11% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1723rd and 2377th ($2109 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 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 160th and 244th 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
$17.6
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$19039

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340