Madrid vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	98	79
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.42M	709K

The cost of living in Madrid is 22% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1171st ($1781 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Norway, respectively. Check Spain vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 151st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Oslo

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	Madrid	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006