Barcelona vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.51M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 1% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1805th ($2116 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Spain, and 205th vs 190th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Madrid

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Barcelona Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$14237

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Madrid

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