Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 2% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 31.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 3.5% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 18.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.44 €14.98

$8.07 ¥1,268

116.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.7 €59.9

$48.28 ¥7,586

44.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.77 €10.11

$5.42 ¥851

117.16%

Cappuccino

$3.16 €2.71

$3.55 ¥557

-10.99%

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

$3.18 €2.73

$1.26 ¥198

152.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$0.86 ¥135

154.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.02 €3.45

$4.24 ¥667

-5.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.55 €3.91

$5.42 ¥851

-16.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.63 ¥256

-27.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 €1.44

$1.56 ¥246

7.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 €1.46

$5.49 ¥862

-69.22%

Eggs

$3.40 €2.92

$2.43 ¥381

39.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.96 €12.85

$15.76 ¥2,476

-5.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.79 €7.55

$7.94 ¥1,247

10.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.67 €14.32

$22.78 ¥3,579

-26.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 €2.33

$5.34 ¥840

-49.25%

Banana (1kg)

$2.23 €1.92

$2.64 ¥415

-15.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.10

$5.85 ¥919

-58.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.79 €2.40

$5.99 ¥941

-53.42%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 €1.77

$3.22 ¥505

-36.02%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 €1.85

$3.34 ¥525

-35.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 €1.16

$1.48 ¥232

-8.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 €0.86

$0.95 ¥149

5.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.82 €5.86

$4.13 ¥649

65.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.32 €7.15

$9.31 ¥1,463

-10.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 €1.25

$2.14 ¥336

-32.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 €1.87

$2.87 ¥451

-24.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.72 €1.48

$1.46 ¥230

17.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.68 €41.82

$82.9 ¥13.0K

-41.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.13 €3.55

$3.50 ¥550

18.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.37 €1.18

$2.89 ¥454

-52.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.32 €25.19

$25.79 ¥4,052

13.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 €1.64

$1.26 ¥199

51.59%

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

$38.0K €32.7K

$23.6K ¥3.7M

61.33%

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

$34.0K €29.2K

$17.4K ¥2.7M

94.76%

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

$192 €165

$166 ¥26.1K

15.64%

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

$21.64 €18.59

$26.67 ¥4,190

-18.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.47 €30.47

$33.32 ¥5,235

6.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.8 €46.18

$69.0 ¥10.8K

-22.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.20 €15.63

$20.86 ¥3,277

-12.75%

Cinema Ticket

$11.66 €10.01

$13.29 ¥2,088

-12.26%

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

$681 €585

$502 ¥78.9K

35.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.4K

$15.6K ¥2.5M

-22.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.2 €81.7

$60.2 ¥9,463

57.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.76 €36.73

$40.28 ¥6,329

6.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €92.2

$64.6 ¥10.1K

66.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$134 €115

$91.0 ¥14.3K

47.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,559 €1,339

$1,128 ¥177.3K

38.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,107 €951

$604 ¥94.8K

83.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,817 €2,420

$2,660 ¥418.0K

5.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,887 €1,621

$1,319 ¥207.3K

43.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,280 €7,971

$11.7K ¥1.8M

-20.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,391 €3,772

$5,183 ¥814.4K

-15.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,575 €2,212

$2,613 ¥410.5K

-1.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.43

1.72

99.42%

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

Last update for Madrid: March 1, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: March 2, 2026

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