Delhi vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$2294
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	26.5M	3.42M

The cost of living in Delhi is 71% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8558th and 2443rd ($510 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in India and Spain, respectively. Check India vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5071st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Madrid

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	Delhi	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$10042

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

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