Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 78.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 92.7% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
|
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