Madrid vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	12
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	3.42M	14.7K

The cost of living in Madrid is 75% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5404th ($1781 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Dominica, respectively. Check Spain vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 151st and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Roseau

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	Madrid	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166