Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 30.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.58
A$39.78
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
A$4.25
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
A$3.45
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
A$3.89
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
A$8.29
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
A$9.93
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.55
A$6.81
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
A$5.99
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
A$2.38
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$1.93
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
A$2.34
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
A$3.97
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.78
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
A$1.58
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
A$7.74
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.84
A$170.37
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$44,182.89
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
A$26.66
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.35
A$103.79
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,797.26
A$2,689.70
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,415.42
A$2,118.26
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.07
A$285.94
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,814.59
A$2,715.64
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,626.48
A$21,889.38
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$10.94
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.60
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.03
A$100.31
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.38
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.73
A$138.77
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.64
A$125.17
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.37
A$193.61
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$172.79
A$258.59
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
|
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