Madrid vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.02M

The cost of living in Madrid is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1805th and 1668th ($2089 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ottawa

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	Madrid	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891