Berlin vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$2580
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.42M

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1418th and 1962nd ($2222 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 35th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Madrid

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	Berlin	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$12418

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703