London vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$4256
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$2391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.33M

The cost of living in London is 81% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 37th and 2194th ($3427 vs $1889) 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 1.4 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 2nd and 149th 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	$23	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$10462

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581