Baltimore vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	586K	3.42M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 28% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2443rd ($2287 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 131st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Madrid

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	Baltimore	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10042

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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