Madrid vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	84
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	3.42M	442K

The cost of living in Madrid is 37% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1962nd and 118th ($2015 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 88th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 142nd and 119th 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	$16.4	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$25246

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101