Madrid vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	20
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.41M

The cost of living in Madrid is 47% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4439th ($1781 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 151st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Medina

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	Madrid	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905