Madrid vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	73
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.85M

The cost of living in Madrid is 132% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6586th ($1781 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Spain and the Philippines, respectively. Check Spain vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 151st and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Manila

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	Madrid	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372