Cost of living comparison
Austin is 45.1% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Austin instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Austin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.66
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.44
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.63
|
$2.19
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.91
|
$6.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.93
|
$3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.49
|
$5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.02
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.11
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
$35,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.20
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Madrid
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
$66.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
$2,348.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€891.40
|
$1,570.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
$132.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€489.52
|
$1,476.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.42
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.37
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.67
|
$57.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Austin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
$61.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
$55.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
$98.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€90.05
|
$132.87
|
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