Cost of living comparison

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Madrid vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 28.0% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 21.1% less in Madrid
Transportation
pay 11.1% more in Madrid
Housing
pay 37.5% more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 12.1% less in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.3% more in Madrid
Clothing
pay 43.4% more in Madrid

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Madrid are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Madrid. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Tokyo, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.51
¥1,011
$16.08
€15.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.21
¥809
$10.72
€10.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
¥173
$2.79
€2.69

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
¥254
$1.50
€1.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.01
¥1,088
$6.92
€6.68
Milk (1 gallon) $5.89
¥914
$4.41
€4.25

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
¥686
$6.79
€6.55
Monthly public transit pass $58.62
¥9,098
$42.87
€41.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,767.76
¥3,378,248
$35,759.38
€34,506.80

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pay 37.5% more for housing

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.86
¥4,945
$31.85
€30.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,120.28
¥173,862
$1,468.90
€1,417.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $582.98
¥90,476
$1,074.71
€1,037.07

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $533.29
¥82,764
$567.57
€547.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,506.96
¥2,251,407
$10,069.47
€9,716.76

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
¥505
$3.75
€3.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.40
¥528
$2.59
€2.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.91
¥607
$6.43
€6.21

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

 
Tokyo
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.60
¥8,163
$90.50
€87.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.87
¥5,722
$37.21
€35.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.41
¥9,841
$97.88
€94.45

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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