Madrid vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	3.51M	133K

The cost of living in Madrid is 59% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1805th and 4552nd ($2089 vs $1311) 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 0.7 months in Male. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 190th and 5347th 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	$16.8	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$3300

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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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327