Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 16.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Madrid instead of United States, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
United States
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
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