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Madrid

Spain
8.36of 10
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Comparing with

Lisbon

Portugal
7.55of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Madrid wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in financial environment.

FinancialMadrid+2.57.2 × 4.7
SafetyMadrid+0.48.8 × 8.4
CurrencyLisbon+0.58.8 × 9.3
QualityMadrid+1.59.5 × 8.0
IntegrationLisbon+1.68.4 × 10.0

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
MadridLisbon
Financial environmentweight 30%
8.0
Tax burden
6.0
7.0
Cost of living
2.0
7.0
Ease of doing business
7.0
6.0
Investment returns
5.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
8.0
Entry and residence
8.0
9.0
Political and social stability
8.0
10.0
Personal and property safety
10.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
9.0
Currency stability
10.0
8.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
9.0
Purchasing power
8.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
10.0
Infrastructure and services
9.0
9.0
Culture and lifestyle
6.0
9.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
8.0
Language and communication
10.0
9.0
Communities and support networks
10.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Madrid
your income
US$ 2,243
Lisbon
US$ 2,260
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Madrid, shortUS$ 791a month
In Lisbon, shortUS$ 807a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

MadridLisbon
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200hRent178.8 × 190.5Groceries40.5 × 36.2Transport4.4 × 5.3Health4.1 × 2.2Utilities22.5 × 19.2Leisure17.1 × 16

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Madrid
100 days
Lisbon
125 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lisbon takes more tax than Madrid. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

MadridLisbon
Income tax and social security19%26%
Tax on purchases8%8%
Paid twice (health insurance)2%1%
Total cost of the State30%36%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: taxdown.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · asepeyo.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · polizadesalud.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · cgd.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · pwc.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · santander.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · saudeprime.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
MadridSpanish
LisbonPortuguese
Currency
MadridEUR
LisbonEUR
Time zone
MadridUTC+1
LisbonUTC+0
Population
Madrid3,506,730 (2025)
Lisbon655,542 (2023)

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