Madrid vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	7
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	3.42M	133K

The cost of living in Madrid is 37% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4205th ($1781 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Maldives, respectively. Check Spain vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1 months in Male. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 151st and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Male

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	Madrid	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$3201

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360