Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 0.3% cheaper than Cincinnati.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.6% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 10.9% less in Madrid
- Transportation
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pay 16.6% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 5.1% less in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.2% less in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 39.6% more in Madrid
The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Madrid are more expensive than in Cincinnati. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Cincinnati, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.79
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.80
€1.59
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.75
|
$6.92
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$4.41
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
|
$3.05
€2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
|
$3.78
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$6.79
€5.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$42.87
€37.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,555.82
|
$35,759.38
€31,512.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$14.90
€13.13
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
|
$31.85
€28.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,434.44
|
$1,468.90
€1,294.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,035.21
|
$1,074.71
€947.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.36
|
$130.03
€114.59
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,566.11
|
$567.57
€500.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,408.00
|
$10,069.47
€8,873.62
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.75
€3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
|
$2.59
€2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
|
$43.11
€37.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Cincinnati
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.94
|
$90.50
€79.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$37.21
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.86
|
$97.88
€86.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.62
|
$121.40
€106.98
|
|
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