Madrid vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.51M
9.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 46% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1805th and 4274th ($2089 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 190th and 3354th 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
$16.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$11420

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023