Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 72.8% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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