Madrid vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	50
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.02M

The cost of living in Madrid is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1701st ($1781 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 151st and 162nd 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	$14.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800