Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 15.0% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$5.98
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.64
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$4.12
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$5.24
€4.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$7.47
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$49.48
€45.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$28,585.69
€26,520.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$18.56
€17.22
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$918.12
€851.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$715.20
€663.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$192.75
€178.82
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$275.36
€255.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$12,936.40
€12,001.74
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$94.30
€87.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$35.86
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$90.35
€83.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$116.35
€107.95
|
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