cost
Cost of Living Index
Madrid
87.9
city
Barcelona
87.2
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Madrid wins on 8 of 14 metrics compared to Barcelona.
cost
Madrid
87.9
city
Barcelona
87.2
city
safety
Madrid
90.3
city
Barcelona
63.6
city
housing
Madrid
$2,156
city
Barcelona
$1,819
city
jobs
Madrid
$5,731/mo
city
Barcelona
$5,673/mo
city
health
Madrid
64.1
city
Barcelona
72.3
city
environment
Madrid
23.6 ug/m3
city
Barcelona
27.1 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Madrid
130 Mbps
city
Barcelona
128 Mbps
city
demographics
Madrid
2.5%
city
Barcelona
2.8%
city
education
Madrid
68.6
city
Barcelona
57.2
city
environment
Madrid
54
city
Barcelona
70
city
health
Madrid
83.6 years
city
Barcelona
81.3 years
city
housing
Madrid
11.3x
city
Barcelona
9.7x
city
jobs
Madrid
4.6%
city
Barcelona
9.4%
city
transport
Madrid
62.2
city
Barcelona
48.5
city