Madrid vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1781
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4027
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2294
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.42M
9.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 53% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4604th ($1781 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mexico City

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Madrid Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1428
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6884
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3988
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10042
$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804