Los Angeles vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2681
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.51M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 62% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 72nd and 1805th ($3378 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 5th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 55th and 190th 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	$21.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$14237

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797