Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 81.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB94.32
|
$15.16
€13.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB188.64
|
$10.32
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.68
|
$2.71
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.69
|
$1.81
€1.64
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB55.00
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB328.76
|
$7.67
€6.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB224.30
|
$4.36
€3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.50
|
$3.02
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.32
|
$3.87
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.56
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.89
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.69
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.35
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.53
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.88
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
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pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.42
|
$6.78
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,226.14
|
$54.15
€48.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,744,898.30
|
$36,133.87
€32,669.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB357.62
|
$14.65
€13.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB512.25
|
$33.64
€30.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,694.66
|
$1,370.72
€1,239.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,781.86
|
$989.21
€894.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,382.02
|
$123.32
€111.49
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,908.66
|
$543.23
€491.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB418,619.11
|
$9,978.95
€9,022.15
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.74
|
$3.79
€3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.50
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB141.48
|
$6.12
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,962.41
|
$48.46
€43.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB235.80
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,831.71
|
$83.95
€75.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,336.21
|
$33.93
€30.68
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,459.55
|
$87.19
€78.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,146.44
|
$99.93
€90.35
|
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