Madrid vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	3.42M	568K

The cost of living in Madrid is 22% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1194th ($1781 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 151st and 122nd 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	$14.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606