Madrid vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	98	29
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	3.51M	5.67K

The cost of living in Madrid is 21% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1805th and 666th ($2089 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Spain vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 190th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Vaduz

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	Madrid	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$18113

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331