Edmonton vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	98
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.42M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 9% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2644th and 1962nd ($1823 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 5th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 171st and 142nd 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	$15.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$12418

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703