Madrid vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
98
5
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
3.33M
115K

The cost of living in Madrid is 388% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2194th and 9013th ($1889 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 149th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$691

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284