Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 1.9% more expensive than Dresden.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.15
|
$15.16
€14.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
$10.32
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.79
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.91
|
$7.67
€7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.07
|
$4.36
€4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.24
€6.77
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.87
|
$6.78
€6.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.35
€59.25
|
$54.15
€50.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,529.19
|
$36,133.87
€33,793.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€23.50
|
$14.65
€13.70
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.25
€47.00
|
$33.64
€31.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.06
€793.14
|
$1,370.72
€1,281.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.92
€534.88
|
$989.21
€925.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.34
€217.30
|
$123.32
€115.33
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.58
€263.34
|
$543.23
€508.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,694.50
€10,001.87
|
$9,978.95
€9,332.67
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.63
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.31
|
$6.12
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.29
€30.20
|
$48.46
€45.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.13
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Dresden
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.04
€80.46
|
$83.95
€78.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.51
€38.83
|
$33.93
€31.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
€87.99
|
$87.19
€81.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.31
€122.81
|
$99.93
€93.46
|
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