Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 17.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Australia, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
|
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