London vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.42M

The cost of living in London is 85% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 58th and 2443rd ($3296 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Madrid

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	London	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$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