Madrid vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$4154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	67
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	3.42M	504K

The cost of living in Madrid is 26% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2443rd and 933rd ($1781 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 854th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 151st and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mesa

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	Madrid	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913