Overall score
Madrid is most useful for users comparing cost of living, air quality, energy, and connectivity to understand how the city fits relocation, lifestyle, and planning needs.
Overall83/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality78/100
Energy80/100
Spain / Southern Europe
Madrid City Intelligence
Madrid is a major European capital with a strong cultural identity, extensive public transport, and a growing role in business and remote work. Madrid is a southern europe city of about 6.7M metro in Spain. On the composite city-intelligence score, Madrid sits comfortably above the indexed median (83/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 6.7M metro
Image credit: Image: Dmitry Dzhus from London / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Visual context
Additional verified imagery for Madrid, Spain. Each photo is sourced from Wikimedia Commons with full attribution and a permissive license.
Royal Palace of Madrid
Image credit: Image: Tim Adams / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall city intelligence
Strong83/100
Balanced profile across affordability, services, and energy direction.
Public transit reach
Very high
Dense metro and bus networks support car-light daily life.
Cultural depth
Very high
Museums, gastronomy, and creative industries shape daily life.
Madrid data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 83/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 72/100 | Madrid offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents rising and transit and food keeping daily costs balanced. |
| Air Quality | 78/100 | Madrid performs well on baseline air quality, supported by EU monitoring, low-emission zones, and ongoing mobility reform. |
| Energy | 80/100 | Madrid benefits from strong national renewable build-out and rising solar and efficiency activity in the building sector. |
| Safety | 84/100 | Madrid is among the safer large European capitals, with low violent-crime context and strong night-time public life. |
| Internet Speed | 88/100 | Madrid offers fast fiber broadband and broad mobile coverage, supporting remote work and a growing digital-services sector. |
| Climate Risk | 72/100 | Madrid carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs. |
| Resilience | 78/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety77/100
Low crime79/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety70/100
Road safety76/100
Madrid is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators, though night-time scores run lower.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life84/100
Healthcare87/100
Education89/100
Green space70/100
Cleanliness85/100
Infrastructure94/100
Mobility80/100
Madrid has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness80/100
Education89/100
Green space70/100
Overall safety77/100
Madrid scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability83/100
Walkability97/100
Cycling65/100
Infrastructure94/100
Madrid is very high for remote workers (83/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability82/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness85/100
Outdoor lifestyle54/100
Madrid is very high for retirement (82/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Madrid
Local public safety guidance for Madrid, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Madrid, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Spain emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Madrid
Healthcare context for Madrid, with national-level information from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Madrid, see the Spain healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Madrid
Local mobility context for Madrid, with national-level context from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Madrid, see the Spain transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Madrid. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Madrid
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Madrid will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Madrid air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Related comparisons
Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.
Explore Madrid modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Madrid
Madrid offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents rising and transit and food keeping daily costs balanced.
Air Quality in Madrid
Madrid performs well on baseline air quality, supported by EU monitoring, low-emission zones, and ongoing mobility reform.
Energy in Madrid
Madrid benefits from strong national renewable build-out and rising solar and efficiency activity in the building sector.
Safety in Madrid
Madrid is among the safer large European capitals, with low violent-crime context and strong night-time public life.
Internet Speed in Madrid
Madrid offers fast fiber broadband and broad mobile coverage, supporting remote work and a growing digital-services sector.
Climate Risk in Madrid
Madrid carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Madrid
Cost of living estimates for Madrid — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Madrid
Climate profile for Madrid — Mediterranean climate, annual average 16.6°C, comfort score 94/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Madrid
Economy and jobs profile for Madrid — government center, economy score 73/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, government. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Madrid
Education profile for Madrid — student city, education score 79/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Madrid
Healthcare and retirement profile for Madrid — major healthcare center, healthcare score 79/100, retirement score 80/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Arrival planning guide for Madrid
Practical arrival planning context for Madrid — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.
Neighborhood planning guide for Madrid
Structured neighborhood research checklist for Madrid — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.
Moving to Madrid planning guide
Structured relocation research checklist for Madrid — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.
Visual guide to Madrid
Source-attributed visual context for Madrid using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Madrid
Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Madrid — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Madrid
Weekend trip planning checklist for Madrid — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Madrid
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Madrid
Estimate a monthly budget for Madrid using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Madrid
Plan a trip budget for Madrid using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
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Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Madrid. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Interpretation
Madrid is most useful for users comparing cost of living, air quality, energy, and connectivity to understand how the city fits relocation, lifestyle, and planning needs. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (88/100) and safety (84/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (72/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Spain country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Madrid appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.