Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 24.1% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$59.37
€55.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$13.63
€12.65
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$816.29
€757.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$529.47
€491.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$41.71
€38.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$94.21
€87.40
|
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