Cost of living comparison
Brooklyn is 75.6% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.0% more in Brooklyn
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brooklyn
- Transportation
-
pay 42.6% more in Brooklyn
- Housing
-
pay 92.8% more in Brooklyn
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Brooklyn
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brooklyn
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7% more in Brooklyn
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Brooklyn are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brooklyn.
If you lived in Brooklyn instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$2.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$6.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$5.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.69
|
$4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$3.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$3.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$3.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$132.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,483.88
|
$25,343.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.12
|
$20.40
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.04
|
$75.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,293.27
|
$3,300.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€946.21
|
$2,356.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.48
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.71
|
$1,772.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,865.53
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.28
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.96
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Brooklyn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.68
|
$60.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.76
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.18
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.88
|
$129.60
|
|
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