Cost of living comparison
Bath is 38.4% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.7% less in Bath
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% more in Bath
- Transportation
-
pay 42.5% more in Bath
- Housing
-
pay 31.4% more in Bath
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bath
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.4% more in Bath
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Bath
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Bath are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Bath. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bath.
If you lived in Bath instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.84
|
$19.37
£15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
$9.69
£7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$2.36
£1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.67
|
$1.62
£1.26
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
$1.58
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.39
|
$4.99
£3.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.07
|
$6.30
£4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
$4.91
£3.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.49
|
$4.35
£3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.75
£1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.98
£1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.64
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.66
£0.51
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$7.08
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.58
|
$104.61
£81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,012.73
|
$36,531.14
£28,293.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.75
|
$17.77
£13.76
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.40
|
$40.36
£31.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,356.07
|
$1,478.60
£1,145.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€992.16
|
$1,248.49
£966.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€120.04
|
$236.72
£183.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€523.97
|
$1,614.42
£1,250.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,296.04
|
$15,498.45
£12,003.60
|
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.46
|
$6.46
£5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.94
|
$18.40
£14.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.80
|
$52.95
£41.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.89
|
$12.92
£10.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€83.55
|
$74.91
£58.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.35
|
$34.44
£26.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€90.36
|
$85.88
£66.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€112.07
|
$94.60
£73.27
|
|
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