Madrid vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.33M	441K

The cost of living in Madrid is 40% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2194th and 91st ($1889 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 73rd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 149th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Oakland

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	Madrid	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288