Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 17.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Spain, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 41.8% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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