Madrid vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$986
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
3.28M
12.5M

The cost of living in Madrid is 69% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2577th and 5167th ($1726 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 121st and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$10868

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517