Cordoba vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$360	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	98
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	1.33M	3.42M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 48% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5904th and 2443rd ($926 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Argentina and Spain, respectively. Check Argentina vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4922nd and 151st 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	$9.59	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$10042

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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