Cost of living comparison
India is 67.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in India instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 77.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Madrid
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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