Madrid vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	85
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	3.42M	442K

The cost of living in Madrid is 42% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2443rd and 119th ($1781 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 151st and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Miami

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	Madrid	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882