Los Angeles vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4256
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 69% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 72nd and 2194th ($3187 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 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 47th and 149th 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	$21.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$10462

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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