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

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 0.7% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 32.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 4.1% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 19.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.19 €14.59

$8.43 ¥1,337

103.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.4 €59.8

$47.99 ¥7,614

46.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.06 €10.24

$5.64 ¥895

113.83%

Cappuccino

$3.15 €2.67

$3.59 ¥570

-12.26%

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

$3.21 €2.73

$1.26 ¥200

154.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 €1.79

$0.92 ¥146

129.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.96 €3.36

$4.21 ¥668

-5.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.84

$5.34 ¥847

-15.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 €1.06

$1.56 ¥247

-19.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 €1.43

$1.53 ¥242

9.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 €1.45

$5.39 ¥855

-68.27%

Eggs

$3.40 €2.89

$2.40 ¥381

41.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.93 €12.68

$16.04 ¥2,545

-6.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.95 €7.60

$7.84 ¥1,244

14.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.18 €14.59

$23.04 ¥3,656

-25.43%

Apples (1kg)

$2.60 €2.21

$5.32 ¥844

-51.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.19 €1.86

$2.65 ¥421

-17.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 €2.17

$5.98 ¥948

-57.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 €2.24

$5.90 ¥937

-55.25%

Potato (1kg)

$2.12 €1.80

$3.18 ¥504

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.10 €1.78

$3.40 ¥539

-38.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.19

$1.48 ¥235

-4.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 €0.82

$0.94 ¥150

2.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.06 €5.99

$4.06 ¥644

73.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.28 €7.03

$9.23 ¥1,464

-10.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 €1.23

$2.12 ¥337

-31.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.92

$2.91 ¥461

-21.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.77 €1.50

$1.41 ¥224

25.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.35 €41.89

$84.1 ¥13.3K

-41.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.94 €3.34

$3.37 ¥534

16.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.33 €1.13

$3.03 ¥480

-56.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.57 €24.26

$25.85 ¥4,102

10.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 €1.61

$1.20 ¥190

58.33%

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

$38.4K €32.6K

$23.6K ¥3.7M

62.38%

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

$34.1K €29.0K

$17.4K ¥2.8M

96.11%

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

$196 €166

$166 ¥26.3K

18.10%

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

$21.30 €18.08

$25.89 ¥4,107

-17.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.85 €30.44

$33.20 ¥5,268

7.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.9 €45.80

$69.7 ¥11.1K

-22.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.54 €14.89

$20.71 ¥3,287

-15.31%

Cinema Ticket

$11.36 €9.64

$13.42 ¥2,129

-15.35%

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

$671 €569

$502 ¥79.7K

33.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.9K €10.1K

$15.6K ¥2.5M

-23.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.1 €79.9

$61.9 ¥9,818

52.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.46 €36.05

$40.38 ¥6,407

5.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €88.7

$66.3 ¥10.5K

57.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €113

$90.5 ¥14.4K

46.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,572 €1,335

$1,124 ¥178.3K

39.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,126 €956

$595 ¥94.4K

89.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,857 €2,426

$2,599 ¥412.3K

9.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,920 €1,630

$1,335 ¥211.8K

43.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,268 €7,868

$13.2K ¥2.1M

-29.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,531 €3,847

$5,548 ¥880.3K

-18.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,609 €2,215

$2,666 ¥422.9K

-2.12%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: April 11, 2026

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