Madrid vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	3.42M	441K

The cost of living in Madrid is 38% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1962nd and 90th ($2015 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 142nd and 45th 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	$16.4	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$18326

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359