Madrid vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	3.51M	581K

The cost of living in Madrid is 47% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4201st ($2109 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Lithuania, respectively. Check Spain vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 160th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Vilnius

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	Madrid	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540