Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 70.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Poland, you would:
pay 71.4% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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