Madrid vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	96
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.75M

The cost of living in Madrid is 43% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4366th ($1781 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 151st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Osaka

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	Madrid	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008