Cost of living comparison
Austria is 13.9% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
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pay 9.9% more in Austria
- Groceries
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pay 30.6% more in Austria
- Transportation
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pay 4.3% more in Austria
- Housing
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pay 11.9% more in Austria
- Childcare
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pay 8.8% more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.0% more in Austria
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Madrid.
If you lived in Austria instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$15.38
€13.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.53
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.48
|
$3.11
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.60
|
$2.40
€2.13
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.15
|
$8.15
€7.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$5.62
€4.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.71
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$6.06
€5.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.88
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.03
|
$6.30
€5.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$48.89
€43.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.24
|
$20.20
€17.96
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.31
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,305.63
|
$834.31
€741.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€955.26
|
$704.76
€626.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€115.58
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€504.48
|
$436.40
€387.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,950.25
|
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.33
|
$4.65
€4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.30
|
$3.63
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.32
|
$45.89
€40.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.53
|
$12.58
€11.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€80.44
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.08
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.00
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€107.90
|
$118.74
€105.54
|
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