Madrid vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	3.42M	737K

The cost of living in Madrid is 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2443rd and 158th ($1781 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 151st and 98th 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	$14.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093