Madrid vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
98
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
3.51M
115K

The cost of living in Madrid is 407% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1805th and 8957th ($2089 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 190th and 7238th 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
$16.8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285