Madrid vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	64
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.76M

The cost of living in Madrid is 102% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6124th ($1781 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Spain and Ecuador, respectively. Check Spain vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 151st and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Quito

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	Madrid	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493