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

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 0.2% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 34.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 3.5% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 21.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.20 €14.82

$8.48 ¥1,341

102.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.6 €59.1

$47.65 ¥7,536

43.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.05 €10.39

$5.64 ¥891

113.65%

Cappuccino

$3.05 €2.63

$3.66 ¥579

-16.67%

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

$3.18 €2.74

$1.25 ¥197

154.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 €1.81

$0.91 ¥143

130.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$4.06 ¥642

2.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.64 €4.00

$5.52 ¥872

-15.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.61 ¥255

-26.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 €1.45

$1.52 ¥240

10.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 €1.47

$5.50 ¥870

-68.91%

Eggs

$3.36 €2.89

$2.31 ¥365

45.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.58 €12.57

$15.84 ¥2,506

-7.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.79

$7.99 ¥1,264

13.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.76 €14.45

$22.96 ¥3,631

-27.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 €2.30

$5.25 ¥830

-49.14%

Banana (1kg)

$2.21 €1.91

$2.65 ¥419

-16.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 €2.21

$5.97 ¥944

-56.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.40

$5.96 ¥943

-53.36%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$3.32 ¥525

-38.25%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 €1.87

$3.43 ¥543

-36.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.21

$1.50 ¥237

-6.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 €0.80

$0.93 ¥147

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.87 €5.92

$4.26 ¥673

61.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.06 €6.95

$9.27 ¥1,466

-13.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.26

$2.10 ¥332

-30.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.99 ¥472

-26.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.48 ¥235

15.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.40 €41.72

$83.2 ¥13.2K

-41.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.06 €3.50

$3.51 ¥555

15.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 €1.20

$2.96 ¥468

-53.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.08 €25.07

$25.80 ¥4,081

12.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.24 ¥196

55.65%

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

$37.1K €32.0K

$23.1K ¥3.7M

60.50%

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

$34.3K €29.6K

$17.6K ¥2.8M

95.11%

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

$193 €166

$165 ¥26.1K

16.87%

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

$21.00 €18.10

$25.90 ¥4,097

-18.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.84 €30.03

$33.78 ¥5,342

3.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.3 €45.90

$70.8 ¥11.2K

-24.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.60 €15.17

$20.40 ¥3,226

-13.73%

Cinema Ticket

$11.60 €10.00

$13.25 ¥2,095

-12.45%

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

$672 €580

$497 ¥78.6K

35.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.1K €10.5K

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-20.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.9 €81.8

$61.9 ¥9,796

53.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.95 €37.02

$40.47 ¥6,400

6.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.7

$64.7 ¥10.2K

64.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 €116

$93.1 ¥14.7K

44.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,578 €1,360

$1,091 ¥172.5K

44.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €980

$608 ¥96.1K

86.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,828 €2,437

$2,695 ¥426.2K

4.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,914 €1,650

$1,320 ¥208.7K

45.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,728 €7,523

$10.3K ¥1.6M

-15.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,762 €4,105

$4,664 ¥737.7K

2.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,613 €2,252

$2,551 ¥403.5K

2.41%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

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