Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 5.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Rome, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Rome
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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