Madrid vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
7
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
3.33M
133K

The cost of living in Madrid is 46% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2194th and 4342nd ($1889 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Male. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 149th and 5145th 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
$15.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$3225

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352