Cost of living comparison

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Tiffin vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Tiffin is 14.9% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 38.9% less in Tiffin
Groceries
pay 6.9% more in Tiffin
Transportation
pay 23.4% less in Tiffin
Housing
pay 32.3% less in Tiffin
Childcare
pay 91.7% more in Tiffin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.0% more in Tiffin
Clothing
pay 11.5% less in Tiffin

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tiffin are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tiffin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tiffin.

Tiffin vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tiffin instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 38.9% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.07
$10.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$7.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.30
€2.96
$2.00
 

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
€1.41
$3.53
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.35
€7.49
$3.31
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.25
€4.71
$3.00
 

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
€6.17
$3.84
 
Monthly public transit pass $36.95
€33.15
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,271.67
€31,643.98
$36,033.00
 

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pay 32.3% less for housing

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.86
€31.28
$68.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,491.38
€1,337.99
$959.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,193.86
€1,071.07
$611.50
 

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pay 91.7% more for childcare

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $668.48
€599.73
$1,368.37
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,859.91
€16,023.02
$32,070.71
 

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.92
€3.52
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.07
€2.76
$5.61
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.03
$8.00
 

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Tiffin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.50
€77.60
$59.09
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.98
€38.56
$41.44
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.99
€97.78
$96.30
 

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