Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 11.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
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