Edmonton vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.51M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 10% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2524th and 1805th ($1878 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 19th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 193rd and 190th 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	$16.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$14237

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
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	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797