Cost of living comparison
Haifa is 14.7% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.3% more in Haifa
- Groceries
-
pay 12.1% more in Haifa
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% more in Haifa
- Housing
-
pay 13.8% less in Haifa
- Childcare
-
pay 4.7% more in Haifa
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.8% more in Haifa
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9% more in Haifa
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Haifa are more expensive than in Madrid.
If you lived in Haifa instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$18.67
₪69.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
$14.67
₪54.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.54
|
$2.71
₪10.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.65
|
$2.29
₪8.59
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
$2.78
₪10.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.32
|
$7.43
₪27.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.02
|
$7.38
₪27.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.78
|
$3.88
₪14.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.45
|
$4.36
₪16.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$1.27
₪4.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.90
₪3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$0.74
₪2.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$0.95
₪3.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.60
₪2.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.64
₪2.39
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.19
|
$7.25
₪27.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.12
|
$59.99
₪224.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,628.14
|
$43,462.96
₪162,700.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.59
|
$13.07
₪48.91
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.06
|
$26.95
₪100.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,340.28
|
$818.18
₪3,062.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€980.60
|
$685.43
₪2,565.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€118.65
|
$182.83
₪684.42
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€517.87
|
$977.69
₪3,659.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,187.75
|
$3,733.01
₪13,974.23
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.42
|
$9.07
₪33.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.36
|
$3.67
₪13.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.87
|
$9.87
₪36.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.34
|
$69.66
₪260.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$11.87
₪44.42
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Haifa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€82.58
|
$79.75
₪298.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.95
|
$51.66
₪193.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€89.31
|
$107.07
₪400.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€110.77
|
$101.32
₪379.30
|
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