Madrid vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.51M
13.3M

The cost of living in Madrid is 26% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1723rd and 3277th ($2109 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 160th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Moscow

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Madrid Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$20160

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749