Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Spain
  3. Madrid
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
GBP

United Kingdom is 25.1% more expensive than Madrid.

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Madrid, you would:
local_dining

pay 11.3% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.54
€12.75
$17.81
£13.76
+22.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.69
€8.50
$7.97
£6.16
-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.42
€2.12
$1.86
£1.44
-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.84
€1.61
$1.35
£1.04
-26.8%
Average -11.3%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.1% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.21
€1.06
$1.37
£1.06
+12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.95
€5.22
$3.82
£2.95
-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
€3.42
$4.80
£3.71
+22.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.46
€2.15
$2.67
£2.06
+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.64
€3.19
$3.55
£2.74
-2.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.13
€0.99
$1.16
£0.90
+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.98
€0.86
$0.72
£0.56
-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.92
€0.81
$1.09
£0.84
+17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.03
€0.90
$1.17
£0.90
+14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.70
€0.61
$0.75
£0.58
+6.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.71
€0.62
$0.65
£0.50
-8.8%
Average +1.1%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 25.0% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.88
€5.16
$6.75
£5.21
+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass $66.14
€58.00
$100.97
£78.01
+52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,439.50
€22,307.92
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.29
€12.53
$18.13
£14.01
+26.8%
Average +25.0%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 8.8% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $49.98
€43.82
$43.51
£33.62
-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.98
€939.15
$1,061.39
£820.05
-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $801.24
€702.61
$877.47
£677.95
+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $121.12
€106.21
$168.66
£130.31
+39.3%
Average +8.8%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $545.96
€478.75
$1,257.47
£971.55
+130.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,582.85
€8,403.21
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
+86.8%
Average +108.6%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.63
€3.19
$5.04
£3.90
+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.46
€2.16
$3.81
£2.94
+55.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.66
€5.84
$15.26
£11.79
+129.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.38
€43.30
$47.17
£36.44
-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.90
€9.56
$13.49
£10.42
+23.7%
Average +48.4%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 5.0% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.02
€74.56
$79.67
£61.56
-6.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.70
€32.18
$41.25
£31.87
+12.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.19
€79.97
$85.80
£66.29
-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $107.69
€94.43
$86.00
£66.45
-20.1%
Average -5.0%
Madrid vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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