Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 28.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.25
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.00
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.93
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.16
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.20
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.60
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€786.83
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.63
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.44
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€114.88
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
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