Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 25.1% more expensive than Budva.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Budva, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.13
|
$15.16
€14.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
$10.32
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.01
|
$7.67
€7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.84
|
$4.36
€4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.87
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.82
|
$6.78
€6.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.92
|
$54.15
€50.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,346.88
|
$36,133.87
€33,793.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.17
|
$14.65
€13.70
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.75
|
$33.64
€31.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€763.25
|
$1,370.72
€1,281.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€573.95
|
$989.21
€925.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€100.20
|
$123.32
€115.33
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€374.75
|
$543.23
€508.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,811.77
|
$9,978.95
€9,332.67
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.04
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$2.63
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$6.12
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.82
|
$48.46
€45.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Budva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€77.23
|
$83.95
€78.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.70
|
$33.93
€31.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€110.78
|
$87.19
€81.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€189.91
|
$99.93
€93.46
|
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