Madrid vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.75M

The cost of living in Madrid is 4% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2443rd and 2624th ($1781 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 151st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Rome

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	Madrid	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201