Madrid vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.51M	737K

The cost of living in Madrid is 34% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1805th and 142nd ($2089 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Seattle

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	Madrid	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173