Madrid vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.1M

The cost of living in Madrid is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1723rd and 964th ($2109 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 160th and 34th 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	$17.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$19577

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506