Madrid vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	3.42M	115K

The cost of living in Madrid is 322% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8915th ($1781 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Bhutan, respectively. Check Spain vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 151st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Thimphu

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	Madrid	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300