Madrid vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	98	73
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	3.42M	7.01M

The cost of living in Madrid is 24% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1962nd and 3418th ($2015 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 142nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Riyadh

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	Madrid	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$9818

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463