Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 90.0% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.10
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$36.84
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.88
|
$2.79
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.61
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.48
|
$1.50
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.79
|
$6.92
€6.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.57
|
$4.41
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.71
|
$3.05
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.59
|
$3.78
€3.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.23
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.43
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.01
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.20
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.07
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.23
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$22.87
|
$6.79
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$262.59
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$147,347.40
|
$35,759.38
€34,050.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.57
|
$14.90
€14.19
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$116.71
|
$31.85
€30.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,179.74
|
$1,468.90
€1,398.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,352.75
|
$1,074.71
€1,023.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$311.01
|
$130.03
€123.82
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,789.08
|
$567.57
€540.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$69,639.19
|
$10,069.47
€9,588.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.52
|
$3.75
€3.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.57
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.63
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$143.81
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.10
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$307.52
|
$90.50
€86.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$248.88
|
$37.21
€35.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$389.29
|
$97.88
€93.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$336.60
|
$121.40
€115.59
|
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