Madrid vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	82
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	3.33M	468K

The cost of living in Madrid is 24% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2194th and 806th ($1889 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 719th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 149th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Raleigh

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	Madrid	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$22229

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753