Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 12.0% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Houston, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
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Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$4.41
€4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$3.78
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
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pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$6.79
€6.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$14.90
€14.13
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$567.57
€538.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$3.75
€3.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$121.40
€115.13
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