Madrid vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	3.33M	737K

The cost of living in Madrid is 35% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2194th and 206th ($1889 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 149th and 102nd 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	$15.3	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$28179

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263