Madrid vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$986
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.28M
9.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 34% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2577th and 4206th ($1726 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 121st and 4184th 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
$14.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$10204

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881