Madrid vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	74
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	3.51M	459K

The cost of living in Madrid is 14% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1723rd and 978th ($2109 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 841st in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 160th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Virginia Beach

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	Madrid	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769