London vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.42M

The cost of living in London is 91% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8th and 1962nd ($3851 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 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 5th and 142nd 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	$22.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$12418

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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