Madrid vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	77
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.9M

The cost of living in Madrid is 154% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1723rd and 6643rd ($2109 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and the Philippines, respectively. Check Spain vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 160th and 5317th 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	$17.6	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$12450

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413