Cost of living comparison
Budva is 13.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Budva instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.14
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.69
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.15
|
$4.28
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$5.17
€4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
$2.87
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
$3.07
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.33
|
$6.22
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.51
|
$35.20
€32.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
$29,240.65
€27,276.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.66
|
$14.08
€13.13
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
$28.61
€26.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
$816.11
€761.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€922.75
|
$613.69
€572.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
$107.14
€99.95
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€506.73
|
$400.71
€373.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
$9,421.99
€8,789.03
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.54
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.45
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€45.21
|
$47.92
€44.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$6.23
€5.81
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
$82.58
€77.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
$30.68
€28.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
$118.45
€110.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€93.22
|
$203.06
€189.42
|
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