Madrid vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$3717
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	91
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.51M

The cost of living in Madrid is 19% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2194th and 1056th ($1889 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 149th and 54th 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	$15.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$19483

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668