Madrid vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	3.42M	24.7K

The cost of living in Madrid is 27% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1962nd and 3601st ($2015 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Spain vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 142nd and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Victoria

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	Madrid	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$8213

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420