Madrid vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.51M

The cost of living in Madrid is 19% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1352nd ($1781 vs $2201) 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 151st 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	$14.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$14702

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560