Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 25.4% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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