Madrid vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 59% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2194th and 4630th ($1889 vs $1190) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 149th and 3360th 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
$15.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$8550

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709