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

😐 Solo nomad: Madrid is 1.3% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 33.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 1.7% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 18.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.25

$8.38 ¥1,303

111.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.3 €60.5

$47.78 ¥7,431

47.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 €10.22

$5.61 ¥872

111.59%

Cappuccino

$3.07 €2.65

$3.57 ¥556

-14.01%

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

$3.06 €2.64

$1.2 ¥187

155.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$0.92 ¥143

138.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$4.09 ¥636

1.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 €3.95

$5.43 ¥844

-15.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.62 ¥252

-27.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.53 ¥238

11.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$5.61 ¥872

-69.70%

Eggs

$3.4 €2.93

$2.35 ¥366

44.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.84 €12.78

$16.11 ¥2,507

-7.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.78

$8.15 ¥1,268

10.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.1 €14.73

$22.85 ¥3,554

-25.16%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$5.53 ¥860

-51.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$2.65 ¥412

-16.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 €2.22

$5.94 ¥923

-56.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.28

$6.12 ¥952

-56.70%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$3.18 ¥495

-35.53%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$3.47 ¥539

-38.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 €1.14

$1.48 ¥230

-10.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.83

$0.95 ¥148

2.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.77 €5.83

$4.23 ¥657

60.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.14 €7.01

$9.42 ¥1,465

-13.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.25

$2.07 ¥322

-29.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$2.96 ¥461

-23.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.79 €1.54

$1.42 ¥221

26.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.1 €42.29

$83.2 ¥12.9K

-40.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$3.53 ¥548

15.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 €1.18

$2.92 ¥455

-53.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.16 €25.12

$25.83 ¥4,018

12.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.84 €1.58

$1.2 ¥187

53.33%

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

$37.6K €32.4K

$23.3K ¥3.6M

61.09%

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

$33.5K €28.9K

$16.9K ¥2.6M

97.80%

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

$191 €165

$166 ¥25.8K

15.38%

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

$21.63 €18.63

$26.11 ¥4,061

-17.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.54 €30.61

$33.77 ¥5,253

5.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.6 €46.16

$69.8 ¥10.9K

-23.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.78 €15.31

$20.62 ¥3,207

-13.77%

Cinema Ticket

$11.49 €9.89

$13.25 ¥2,061

-13.28%

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

$672 €579

$511 ¥79.5K

31.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.5K

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-20.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.9 €83.5

$60.4 ¥9,400

60.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.74 €36.81

$41.19 ¥6,406

3.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$64.6 ¥10K

65.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$92 ¥14.3K

44.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,614 €1,390

$1,120 ¥174.1K

44.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €979

$607 ¥94.4K

87.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,835 €2,441

$2,689 ¥418.2K

5.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,900 €1,637

$1,333 ¥207.4K

42.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,577 €7,387

$11.2K ¥1.7M

-23.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,953 €4,266

$4,928 ¥766.6K

0.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

$2,495 ¥388.1K

6.56%

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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Tokyo: November 30, 2025

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