Madrid vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	59
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	3.51M	581K

The cost of living in Madrid is 43% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1805th and 4193rd ($2089 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Lithuania, respectively. Check Spain vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 190th and 543rd 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	$16.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$10967

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569