Madrid vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$4529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
54
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
3.51M
525K

The cost of living in Madrid is 27% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1805th and 346th ($2089 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sacramento

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Madrid Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$23546

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859