Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 32.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Madrid instead of London, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
London
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
London
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
London
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
London
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Madrid
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
London
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
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