Edmonton vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.42M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.7% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2475th and 2443rd ($1769 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 5th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 181st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Madrid

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	Edmonton	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$10042

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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