Madrid vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	20
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	3.42M	6.44M

The cost of living in Madrid is 165% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2443rd and 7052nd ($1781 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 74th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 151st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shangrao

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	Madrid	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621