Madrid vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	3.51M	441K

The cost of living in Madrid is 35% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1805th and 124th ($2089 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 65th 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	$16.8	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$20916

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395