Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Worcester Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Worcester

🙂 Solo nomad: Madrid is 11.8% cheaper than Worcester without rent, and 10.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Madrid is 13.3% more expensive than Worcester without rent, and 10.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.25

$20.39 £15.44

-13.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.3 €60.5

$67.6 £51.1

4.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 €10.22

$10.22 £7.74

16.14%

Cappuccino

$3.07 €2.65

$4.59 £3.47

-33.12%

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

$3.06 €2.64

$2.72 £2.06

12.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$1.75 £1.32

25.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$6.95 £5.26

-40.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 €3.95

$6.71 £5.08

-31.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.31 £0.99

-9.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.35 £1.02

26.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.86 £1.41

-8.60%

Eggs

$3.4 €2.93

$3.23 £2.45

5.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.84 €12.78

$7.3 £5.53

103.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.78

$10.86 £8.22

-16.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.1 €14.73

$12.14 £9.19

40.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$2.77 £2.1

-3.97%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.4 £1.06

58.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 €2.22

$2.42 £1.83

6.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.28

$3.34 £2.53

-20.66%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.93 £1.46

6.22%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$1.21 £0.92

76.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 €1.14

$0.96 £0.73

38.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.83

$1.06 £0.8

-8.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.77 €5.83

$19.14 £14.49

-64.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.14 €7.01

$11.67 £8.83

-30.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.25

$2.93 £2.22

-50.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$2.73 £2.06

-16.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.79 €1.54

$4.01 £3.04

-55.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.1 €42.29

$94.2 £71.3

-47.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$5.59 £4.23

-27.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 €1.18

$1.9 £1.44

-28.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.16 €25.12

$26.66 £20.18

9.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.84 €1.58

$1.96 £1.48

-6.12%

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

$37.6K €32.4K

$38.6K £29.3K

-2.69%

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

$33.5K €28.9K

$35.3K £26.7K

-5.18%

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

$191 €165

$308 £233

-37.93%

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

$21.63 €18.63

$17.01 £12.87

27.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.54 €30.61

$37.32 £28.25

-4.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.6 €46.16

$36.84 £27.89

45.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.78 €15.31

$11.17 £8.45

59.18%

Cinema Ticket

$11.49 €9.89

$10.74 £8.13

6.98%

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

$672 €579

$1,900 £1,438

-64.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.5K

$25.1K £19K

-51.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.9 €83.5

$37.5 £28.39

158.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.74 €36.81

$27.62 £20.91

54.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$70.8 £53.6

50.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$96.2 £72.8

38.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,614 €1,390

$1,025 £776

57.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €979

$787 £596

44.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,835 €2,441

$1,371 £1,038

106.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,900 €1,637

$1,364 £1,033

39.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,577 €7,387

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,953 €4,266

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

$3,172 £2,401

-16.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.43

5.6

-38.75%

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

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

Last update for Worcester: December 1, 2025

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