Cost of living comparison
Germany is 11.0% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Germany instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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