Madrid vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$986
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
7
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.28M
133K

The cost of living in Madrid is 34% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2577th and 4218th ($1726 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Maldives, respectively. Check Spain vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Male. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 121st and 4858th 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
$14.1
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$3438

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339