Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 31.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.20
R$6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.80
R$4.10
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$5.19
R$26.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$4.10
R$21.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.61
R$8.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.94
R$4.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.61
R$3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.48
R$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.67
R$3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.58
R$2.98
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$4.15
R$21.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$47.57
R$245.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$8.07
R$41.62
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$26.15
R$134.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$62.37
R$321.62
|
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