Madrid vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$4498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	86
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	3.51M	430K

The cost of living in Madrid is 12% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1805th and 1119th ($2089 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 190th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Minneapolis

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	Madrid	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$26188

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582