Cost of living comparison

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Linz vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Linz is 5.8% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 15.6% more in Linz
Groceries
pay 36.7% more in Linz
Transportation
pay 1.5% more in Linz
Housing
pay 4.4% more in Linz
Childcare
pay 42.0% less in Linz
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.6% more in Linz
Clothing
pay 3.8% more in Linz

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Linz are more expensive than in Madrid.

Linz vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Linz instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 15.6% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Linz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.59
$16.61
€16.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.39
$11.25
€10.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.70
$3.22
€3.12

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Linz
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.45
$2.80
€2.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.71
$8.26
€8.01
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.27
$5.63
€5.46

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Linz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.58
$6.25
€6.06
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.58
$58.46
€56.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€34,679.12
$25,722.31
€24,945.27

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pay 4.4% more for housing

 
Madrid
Linz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.88
$41.08
€39.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,424.52
$727.62
€705.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,042.24
$618.05
€599.38

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Linz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€550.42
$423.35
€410.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,765.28
$4,179.88
€4,053.61

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Linz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.64
$4.82
€4.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.51
$3.66
€3.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.24
$6.22
€6.03

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

 
Madrid
Linz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€87.77
$96.10
€93.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€36.09
$37.30
€36.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€94.92
$110.03
€106.71

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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