Madrid vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Madrid	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3985	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$986	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1693	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2362	$818
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	8
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	3.28M	24.7K

The cost of living in Madrid is 7% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2577th and 3034th ($1726 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 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 121st and 5511th 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	$14.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1118	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.58%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.86	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9474	$8062

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524