Madrid vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	3.42M	6.21M

The cost of living in Madrid is 94% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5954th ($1781 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Madrid	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562