Cost of Living Comparison Between Chartres and Madrid Cost of Living Comparison Between Chartres and Madrid

😐 Solo nomad: Chartres is 11.8% more expensive than Madrid without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chartres is 14.9% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.17 €14.79

$17.7 €15.25

-2.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$55.3 €47.65

$70.3 €60.5

-21.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.79 €9.29

$11.87 €10.22

-9.10%

Cappuccino

$3 €2.59

$3.07 €2.65

-2.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 €2.5

$3.06 €2.64

-5.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 €1.62

$2.19 €1.88

-13.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.31 €5.43

$4.15 €3.58

52.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.73 €4.93

$4.58 €3.95

25.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 €1.01

$1.18 €1.02

-0.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.71 €1.47

5.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$1.7 €1.47

33.53%

Eggs

$4.08 €3.51

$3.4 €2.93

20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.13 €19.06

$14.84 €12.78

49.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.01 €11.21

$9.04 €7.78

43.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.02 €14.66

$17.1 €14.73

-0.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.71 €3.19

$2.66 €2.29

39.47%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 €1.95

$2.22 €1.91

2.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.58 €2.22

-5.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.19 €2.74

$2.65 €2.28

20.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.91 €1.64

$2.05 €1.77

-6.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 €1.01

$2.14 €1.84

-44.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 €1.03

$1.33 €1.14

-10.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 €0.6

$0.97 €0.83

-27.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.75 €10.12

$6.77 €5.83

73.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 €6.96

$8.14 €7.01

-0.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 €2.1

$1.46 €1.25

67.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.25 €3.66

$2.27 €1.95

87.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.79 €1.54

-4.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.71 €41.95

$49.1 €42.29

-0.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 €3.9

$4.07 €3.51

11.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.36 €1.18

39.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$32.81 €28.26

$29.16 €25.12

12.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.84 €1.58

12.50%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.4K €15K

$37.6K €32.4K

-53.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.4K €21.9K

$33.5K €28.9K

-24.26%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$198 €170

$191 €165

3.36%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.67 €18.66

$21.63 €18.63

0.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.78 €24.79

$35.54 €30.61

-19.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.19 €25.14

$53.6 €46.16

-45.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.07 €15.56

$17.78 €15.31

1.63%

Cinema Ticket

$14.37 €12.38

$11.49 €9.89

25.07%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$576 €496

$672 €579

-14.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,458 €7,285

$12.2K €10.5K

-30.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91 €78.4

$96.9 €83.5

-6.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.37 €32.19

$42.74 €36.81

-12.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 €72.9

$107 €91.9

-20.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.2 €84.6

$133 €114

-26.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$792 €682

$1,614 €1,390

-50.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$496 €427

$1,137 €979

-56.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$914 €787

$2,835 €2,441

-67.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$806 €694

$1,900 €1,637

-57.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,140 €3,566

$8,577 €7,387

-51.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,258 €2,806

$4,953 €4,266

-34.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.69

3.43

7.58%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chartres: November 30, 2025

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

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