Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.9% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$15.16
€13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,789.50
|
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.90
|
$33.64
€30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.24
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.64
|
$989.21
€909.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.92
|
$123.32
€113.42
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.91
|
$543.23
€499.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,563.77
|
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Madrid
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.27
|
$83.95
€77.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$33.93
€31.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.93
|
$87.19
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.56
|
$99.93
€91.91
|
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