Dallas vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.42M

The cost of living in Dallas is 39% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 837th and 2443rd ($2471 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 130th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Madrid

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	Dallas	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$10042

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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