Madrid vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Madrid	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3985	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1693	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2362	$3867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	91
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.28M	1.49M

The cost of living in Madrid is 21% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2577th and 1315th ($1726 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Munich

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	Madrid	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1118	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.58%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.86	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9474	$18334

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599