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Salary vs rent · Madrid

20,000 salary in Madrid: how much rent can you afford?

On €20,000/year your monthly take-home budget (gross) is €1,667/month. The median rent in Madrid is €1,450, which would take 87.0% of your income — Risky.

Your monthly rent budget

Comfortable (25%)up to €417/mo
Manageable (30%)up to €500/mo
Stretch (35%)up to €583/mo
Risky (45%)up to €750/mo

Rent landscape in Madrid

€950

57.0% of your salary

Budget rent

€1,450

87.0% of your salary

Typical rent

€2,200

132.0% of your salary

High-end rent

Renters in Madrid typically spend 2444% of income on rent. At €20,000/year, you have limited room to cover the median rent comfortably.

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Data confidence: high · INE Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares + Banco de España housing report 2023, adjusted for new-let market · 2023–2024

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