Cost of Living Comparison Between Nancy and Madrid Cost of Living Comparison Between Nancy and Madrid

🙂 Solo nomad: Nancy is 2.5% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nancy is 8.5% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.4 €14.99

$17.7 €15.25

-1.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.9 €55.9

$70.3 €60.5

-7.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.66 €10.04

$11.87 €10.22

-1.77%

Cappuccino

$3.35 €2.89

$3.07 €2.65

9.12%

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

$2.62 €2.26

$3.06 €2.64

-14.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 €1.47

$2.19 €1.88

-21.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.42 €5.53

$4.15 €3.58

54.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.13 €3.55

$4.58 €3.95

-9.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.94 €0.81

$1.18 €1.02

-20.34%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 €1.09

$1.71 €1.47

-26.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.86 €1.6

$1.7 €1.47

9.41%

Eggs

$3.09 €2.67

$3.4 €2.93

-9.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.95 €13.74

$14.84 €12.78

7.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.67 €11.77

$9.04 €7.78

51.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.35 €17.53

$17.1 €14.73

19.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 €2.19

$2.66 €2.29

-4.14%

Banana (1kg)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.22 €1.91

-14.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$2.58 €2.22

32.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.65 €2.28

-10.19%

Potato (1kg)

$2.43 €2.1

$2.05 €1.77

18.54%

Onion (1kg)

$2.72 €2.34

$2.14 €1.84

27.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.13 €0.97

$1.33 €1.14

-15.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 €0.41

$0.97 €0.83

-50.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.95 €11.16

$6.77 €5.83

91.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 €7.29

$8.14 €7.01

4.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 €1.74

$1.46 €1.25

39.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 €3.33

$2.27 €1.95

70.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.65 €1.42

$1.79 €1.54

-7.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.53 €42.66

$49.1 €42.29

0.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.39 €2.92

$4.07 €3.51

-16.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 €0.85

$1.36 €1.18

-27.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$38.92 €33.52

$29.16 €25.12

33.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.84 €1.58

12.50%

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

$35.2K €30.3K

$37.6K €32.4K

-6.46%

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

$36.7K €31.6K

$33.5K €28.9K

9.51%

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

$264 €227

$191 €165

37.84%

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

$23.85 €20.55

$21.63 €18.63

10.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.82 €19.65

$35.54 €30.61

-35.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.44 €25.36

$53.6 €46.16

-45.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.26 €15.73

$17.78 €15.31

2.70%

Cinema Ticket

$14.14 €12.18

$11.49 €9.89

23.06%

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

$567 €489

$672 €579

-15.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K €9,967

$12.2K €10.5K

-5.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 €91.3

$96.9 €83.5

9.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.63 €34.13

$42.74 €36.81

-7.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91 €78.4

$107 €91.9

-14.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$127 €110

$133 €114

-4.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$624 €538

$1,614 €1,390

-61.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$531 €457

$1,137 €979

-53.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,055 €909

$2,835 €2,441

-62.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$948 €817

$1,900 €1,637

-50.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,636 €2,270

$8,577 €7,387

-69.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,293 €1,975

$4,953 €4,266

-53.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,467 €2,125

$2,659 €2,290

-7.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.62

3.43

5.54%

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

Last update for Nancy: December 2, 2025

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

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