Madrid vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.11M

The cost of living in Madrid is 16% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1805th and 916th ($2089 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 190th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Paris

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	Madrid	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544