Barcelona vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2391
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 0.1% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2198th and 2194th ($1887 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Spain, and 238th vs 149th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Madrid

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Barcelona Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10462

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581