Madrid vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.75M

The cost of living in Madrid is 56% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2194th and 4566th ($1889 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 149th 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	$15.3	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016