Salary Equivalence

Madrid

Madrid, Spain — cost-of-living and salary purchasing-power profile with a price-level index of 58.0 (New York City = 100).

Key figures

Price level index58.0
Rent index44.0
Population3,223,000

About Madrid

Madrid has a composite price-level index of 58.0 (New York City = 100) and a rent index of 44.0, making it a moderately priced city. It is home to roughly 3.2 million people and uses the EUR. The calculators below convert any salary to and from Madrid so you can judge a move in real purchasing-power terms rather than raw currency.

The comparisons below show how Madrid stacks up against the alternatives people most often weigh against it, with the specific numbers laid out side by side.

Frequently asked questions

How expensive is Madrid?

Madrid has a composite price-level index of 58.0 (NYC = 100) and a rent index of 44.0.

What currency is used in Madrid?

Madrid uses the EUR.

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Dr. Elena Vasquez
Lead Economist, Cost-of-Living Research

Elena holds a PhD in Economics and has spent 12 years modelling purchasing-power parity and regional price indices.

PhD Economics, LSEFormer OECD statistics fellow
✓ Reviewed by Priya Nair, Data Quality Reviewer.
Last updated 2026-06-01

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