Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 11.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Madrid instead of France, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
France
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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