Madrid vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	90
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.51M

The cost of living in Madrid is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1805th and 889th ($2089 vs $2499) 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 1.8 months in Munich. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 38th 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	$16.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$16629

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748