Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 16.8% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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