Beijing vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5387th and 2443rd ($1016 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 989th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Madrid

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	Beijing	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$10042

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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