Madrid vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.15M

The cost of living in Madrid is 21% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1222nd ($1781 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Paris. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 151st and 25th 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	$14.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293