Madrid vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.03M

The cost of living in Madrid is 6% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1723rd and 1403rd ($2109 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Austria, respectively. Check Spain vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 160th and 54th 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	$17.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$28814

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928