Liverpool vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Liverpool	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4525	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$954	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1757	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2907	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	513K	3.42M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 0.4% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2461st and 2443rd ($1774 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 5th in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 132nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Madrid

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	Liverpool	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.6	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1465	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15161	$10042

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686

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