Madrid vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	3.51M	133K

The cost of living in Madrid is 60% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4490th ($2109 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Maldives, respectively. Check Spain vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 160th and 5278th 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	$17.6	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$3305

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322