Madrid vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$3535
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	98
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.97M

The cost of living in Madrid is 5% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1962nd and 1640th ($2015 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Austria, respectively. Check Spain vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 142nd and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Vienna

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	Madrid	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$25585

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946