Los Angeles vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3985
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1693
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2362
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.28M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 83% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 72nd and 2577th ($3165 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 7th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 34th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Madrid

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	Los Angeles	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$9474

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437