Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 8.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Madrid
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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