Madrid vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	79
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	3.51M	568K

The cost of living in Madrid is 0.9% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1723rd and 1777th ($2109 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 160th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Surrey

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	Madrid	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$12113

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797