Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Italy instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.15
€12.91
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.26
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€5.11
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
€3.23
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
€2.29
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.78
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.73
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.84
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.55
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.62
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
€6.33
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.86
€56.80
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.94
€12.70
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.24
€36.56
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.08
€1,036.72
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.10
€800.15
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.83
€123.52
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$514.57
€505.13
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,045.88
€9,861.71
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.16
€3.10
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
€2.15
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€5.16
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.21
€41.43
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€9.29
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.49
€78.03
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.03
€31.45
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
€74.17
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
€96.51
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.