Madrid vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.42M	985K

The cost of living in Madrid is 13% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1732nd ($1781 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 151st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Stockholm

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	Madrid	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331