Cordoba vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cordoba	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2446	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$664	$2569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	98
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	3.51M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 53% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5580th and 1723rd ($1000 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Argentina and Spain, respectively. Check Argentina vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Cordoba compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4629th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Madrid

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	Cordoba	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.22%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.51	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.19	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.37	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4077	$16324

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$866
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$717
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$836
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$697
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$788
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$826
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$813
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$740
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$794
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$818
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$869
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$590
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$704
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$788
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$712
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$767
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$695
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$701
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$626
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$889
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$937
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$935
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$898
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$915
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$928
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$930
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$711
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$838
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$946
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1068
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$657
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$718
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$699
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$646
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$934

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812