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

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 10.5% cheaper than Chartres without rent, and 40.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 17.5% more expensive than Chartres without rent, and 29.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.25

$17.17 €14.79

3.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.3 €60.5

$55.3 €47.65

27.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 €10.22

$10.79 €9.29

10.01%

Cappuccino

$3.07 €2.65

$3 €2.59

2.33%

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

$3.06 €2.64

$2.9 €2.5

5.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$1.89 €1.62

15.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$6.31 €5.43

-34.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 €3.95

$5.73 €4.93

-20.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.17 €1.01

0.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.81 €1.56

-5.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.27 €1.96

-25.11%

Eggs

$3.4 €2.93

$4.08 €3.51

-16.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.84 €12.78

$22.13 €19.06

-32.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.78

$13.01 €11.21

-30.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.1 €14.73

$17.02 €14.66

0.47%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$3.71 €3.19

-28.30%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$2.27 €1.95

-2.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 €2.22

$2.45 €2.11

5.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.28

$3.19 €2.74

-16.93%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.91 €1.64

7.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$1.18 €1.01

81.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 €1.14

$1.19 €1.03

11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.83

$0.7 €0.6

38.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.77 €5.83

$11.75 €10.12

-42.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.14 €7.01

$8.08 €6.96

0.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.25

$2.44 €2.1

-40.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$4.25 €3.66

-46.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.79 €1.54

$1.71 €1.47

4.68%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.1 €42.29

$48.71 €41.95

0.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$4.53 €3.9

-10.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 €1.18

$1.9 €1.64

-28.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.16 €25.12

$32.81 €28.26

-11.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.84 €1.58

$2.07 €1.78

-11.11%

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

$37.6K €32.4K

$17.4K €15K

115.81%

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

$33.5K €28.9K

$25.4K €21.9K

32.04%

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

$191 €165

$198 €170

-3.25%

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

$21.63 €18.63

$21.67 €18.66

-0.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.54 €30.61

$28.78 €24.79

23.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.6 €46.16

$29.19 €25.14

83.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.78 €15.31

$18.07 €15.56

-1.60%

Cinema Ticket

$11.49 €9.89

$14.37 €12.38

-20.04%

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

$672 €579

$576 €496

16.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.5K

$8,458 €7,285

44.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.9 €83.5

$91 €78.4

6.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.74 €36.81

$37.37 €32.19

14.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$84.7 €72.9

26.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$98.2 €84.6

35.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,614 €1,390

$792 €682

103.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €979

$496 €427

129.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,835 €2,441

$914 €787

210.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,900 €1,637

$806 €694

135.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,577 €7,387

$4,140 €3,566

107.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,953 €4,266

$3,258 €2,806

52.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.43

3.69

-7.05%

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

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

Last update for Chartres: November 30, 2025

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