Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 19.3% cheaper than Milan.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Milan, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.91
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.03
€7.45
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€5.88
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.98
€3.69
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
€7.16
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.88
€39.78
|
$59.37
€55.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.19
€22.44
|
$13.63
€12.65
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
€28.10
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,433.41
€1,329.84
|
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$981.98
€911.03
|
$816.29
€757.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.53
€158.21
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.60
€737.19
|
$529.47
€491.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,391.75
€16,135.20
|
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
€1.75
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.67
€71.13
|
$41.71
€38.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Milan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.66
€92.46
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.15
€34.47
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.95
€95.52
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.89
€149.26
|
$94.21
€87.40
|
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